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How to Say ‘Yes, it faces the courtyard.’ in German

Ja, es geht zum Hof.

yah es gayt tsoom hohf

[yah es gayt tsoom hohf]

Phrase Breakdown

Ja, es geht

yah es gayt

Yes, it faces

'Ja' sounds like 'yah'. Make a tiny pause after it.

Example

Ja, es geht gut.

Yes, it's going well.

Words in this phrase

[yah]

Yes

Used to give an affirmative response or to express agreement.

Example

"Ja, ich stimme zu."

"Yes, I agree."

[es]

A neutral pronoun used to refer to a thing previously mentioned.

Example

Es ist ein schöner Tag.

It is a beautiful day.

geht

[gayt]

faces / looks out

With 'zu', gehen can mean a window or room faces a direction.

Example

Mein Fenster geht zum Garten.

My window faces the garden.

zum Hof.

tsoom hohf

the courtyard.

Say a long 'o' in 'Hof' and a clear 'f' at the end.

Example

Das Fenster geht zum Hof.

The window faces the courtyard.

Words in this phrase

zum

[tsoom]

to the

Indicating direction toward a place.

Example

Wir gehen zum Park.

We are going to the park.

Hof

[hohf]

courtyard

Masculine noun: an enclosed yard behind or inside a building.

Example

Die Kinder spielen im Hof.

The children play in the courtyard.

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