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How to Say ‘And what's the triangle up here?’ in German

Und was ist das Dreieck hier oben?

oont vahs ist dahs DRY-ike heer OH-ben

[oont vahs ist dahs DRY-ike heer OH-ben]

Phrase Breakdown

Und was ist

oont vahs ist

And what is

A question opener. Say it smoothly as one unit: 'und-was-ist'.

Example

Und was ist das?

And what is that?

Words in this phrase

Und

[oont]

and

A conjunction used to connect sentences or elements in a sentence.

Example

Und ich freue mich.

And I am happy.

was

[vahs]

What

Used to ask for information about something.

Example

"Was" machst du?

"What" are you doing?

ist

[ist]

Third-person singular of 'sein' meaning 'is'.

Example

Das ist gut für mich.

That is good for me.

das Dreieck

dahs DRY-ike

the triangle

'das Dreieck' literally means 'three corners'. Stress the first syllable: DREI-eck.

Example

Das Dreieck ist grün.

The triangle is green.

Words in this phrase

das

[dahs]

the

Definite article used with the noun 'Gespräch.'

Example

Das Gespräch hat mir neue Einblicke gegeben.

The conversation gave me new insights.

Dreieck

[DRY-ike]

triangle

A shape with three sides and three corners.

Example

Das Dreieck ist rot.

The triangle is red.

hier oben?

heer OH-ben

up here?

'hier' means here and 'oben' means up or at the top. Together they mean 'up here'.

Example

Das Buch liegt hier oben.

The book is up here.

Words in this phrase

hier

[heer]

here

Refers to this place, such as the current event or location.

Example

Es ist gut, hier neue Leute kennenzulernen.

It is good to meet new people here.

oben

[OH-ben]

at the top, up

Adverb for a higher position.

Example

Die Legende ist oben rechts.

The legend is at the top right.

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