How to Say ‘From the street.’ in German
Von der Straße.
fon dare SHTRAH-suh
[fon dare SHTRAH-suh]
💬 Usage Tip: Useful add-on phrase. You can attach it after a noise sentence to explain the source.
🇩🇪 In Germany: Being specific about where the noise comes from helps staff decide what solution is possible.
Phrase Breakdown
Von
[fon]
from
Preposition showing origin or source.
Von der Straße kommt laute Musik.
Loud music is coming from the street.
Der Straße
dare SHTRAH-suh
the street
Refers to the street as the source or place mentioned.
Der Lärm kommt von der Straße.
The noise comes from the street.
Words in this phrase
der
[dare]
the
Dative feminine article here, used with Straße after von.
Von der Straße höre ich Autos.
From the street I hear cars.
Straße
[SHTRAH-suh]
street
A road in a town or city.
Von der Straße kommt viel Lärm.
A lot of noise is coming from the street.
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