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How to Say ‘Yes, three years in London.’ in German

Ja, drei Jahre in London.

yah dry yah-re in LON-don

[yah dry yah-re in LON-don]

Phrase Breakdown

Ja, drei Jahre

yah dry yah-re

Yes, three years

'drei' rhymes with 'dry'. In 'Jahre', the 'J' sounds like an English 'y'.

Example

Ja, drei Jahre lang.

Yes, for three years.

Words in this phrase

[yah]

yes

"Ja" means "yes" and is used for agreement or confirmation.

Example

Ja, das stimmt.

Yes, that’s right.

drei

[dry]

three

The number 3, often used when stating a price in a café or bakery.

Example

Drei Euro für den Kaffee mit Hafermilch sind okay.

Three euros for the coffee with oat milk are okay.

Jahre

[yah-re]

years

A unit to measure time, equivalent to 365 days or 12 months.

Example

99 Jahre sind fast ein Jahrhundert.

99 years is almost a century.

in London.

in LON-don

in London.

The city name is the same as in English, but Germans say it with a clear 'o': LON-don.

Example

Ich wohne in London.

I live in London.

Words in this phrase

[in]

Expressing the situation of something that is or appears to be enclosed or surrounded by something else.

Example

Das Haus steht in Trümmern.

The house is in ruins.

London

[LON-don]

London

The capital city of the United Kingdom.

Example

London ist sehr groß.

London is very big.

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