How to Say ‘Second floor’ in German
Zweiten Stock
TSVITE-en shtawk
[TSVITE-en shtawk]
💬 Usage Tip: With floors, German uses ordinal numbers: erster, zweiter, dritter ...
🇩🇪 In Germany: Important hotel note: floor numbering can differ by country, so if unsure, ask or confirm with staff.
Phrase Breakdown
Zweiten
[TSVITE-en]
second
Ordinal number used to describe floor level.
Im zweiten Stock ist es meistens ruhiger.
On the second floor it is usually quieter.
Stock
[shtawk]
floor / story
Used for a level of a building.
Der zweite Stock ist weiter weg von der Straße.
The second floor is farther away from the street.
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