How to Say ‘A book about Berlin!’ in German
Ein Buch über Berlin!
ine bookh UE-ber bair-LEEN
[ine bookh UE-ber bair-LEEN]
Phrase Breakdown
Ein Buch
ine bookh
A book
'Buch' has a long 'u' and a throaty 'ch': 'bookh'.
Ich lese ein Buch.
I'm reading a book.
Words in this phrase
Ein
[ine]
a
The indefinite article 'ein'.
Ich brauche ein Auto.
I need a car.
Buch
[bookh]
book
Neuter noun (das Buch).
Ich lese ein Buch.
I'm reading a book.
über Berlin!
UE-ber bair-LEEN
about Berlin!
'über' means 'about' here. Stress the end of the city name: 'ber-LEEN'.
Ein Film über Berlin.
A film about Berlin.
Words in this phrase
über
[UE-ber]
about
Preposition meaning 'on the topic of'.
Wir sprechen über das Projekt.
We are talking about the project.
Berlin
[bair-LEEN]
Berlin
The capital city of Germany.
Ich wohne in Berlin.
I live in Berlin.
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