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How to Say ‘There's a Sparkasse up on the corner.’ in German

Vorne an der Ecke ist eine Sparkasse.

FOR-neh ahn dair EK-eh ist EYE-nuh SHPAR-kas-seh

[FOR-neh ahn dair EK-eh ist EYE-nuh SHPAR-kas-seh]

Phrase Breakdown

Vorne an der Ecke

FOR-neh ahn dair EK-eh

up ahead at the corner

This phrase gives the location. Pause briefly after it before saying the rest.

Example

Vorne an der Ecke ist ein Bäcker.

Up ahead at the corner there's a bakery.

Words in this phrase

Vorne

[FOR-neh]

at the front

Adverb for the front area; in a practice, the reception desk.

Example

Die Anmeldung ist vorne links.

Reception is at the front on the left.

[ahn]

up / on / at

Separable prefix completing 'anrufen' = 'to call.'

Example

Ich rufe heute einen Klempner an, sobald der Vermieter zustimmt.

I’m calling a plumber today as soon as the landlord agrees.

der

[dair]

the

Feminine article in the dative case, used after 'in' for location.

Example

Das steht in der Zeitung.

That's in the newspaper.

Ecke

[EK-eh]

corner

Feminine noun for the point where two streets or sides meet.

Example

Das Café ist an der Ecke.

The café is on the corner.

ist eine Sparkasse.

ist EYE-nuh SHPAR-kas-seh

there is a savings bank

'Sparkasse' is a common German savings bank. The 'sp' at the start sounds like 'shp': 'SHPAR-kah-suh'.

Example

Die Sparkasse öffnet um neun.

The savings bank opens at nine.

Words in this phrase

ist

[ist]

A form of the verb 'sein' used for singular subjects.

Example

Für viele Bewerber Ist ein gutes Teamklima entscheidend.

For many applicants, a good team climate is crucial.

eine

[EYE-nuh]

a; an; one

Feminine form of the indefinite article, used before singular feminine nouns.

Example

Eine offene Kultur ist mir bei einem Unternehmen wichtig.

An open culture is important to me in a company.

Sparkasse

[SHPAR-kas-seh]

savings bank

Common German public bank brand.

Example

Ich habe ein Konto bei der Sparkasse.

I have an account at the Sparkasse.

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