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How to Say ‘Around twenty’ in German

Um die zwanzig

oom dee TSVAHN-tsikh

[oom dee TSVAHN-tsikh]

💬 Usage Tip: um die before a number means "around": um die zwanzig "about twenty". Don't confuse it with um plus a time, which is exact: um acht "at eight".

Phrase Breakdown

[oom]

around (in 'um die')

'um die' + number = approximately.

Example

Es kostet um die zehn Euro.

It costs around ten euros.

die

[dee]

the

Definite article used to specify something already known.

Example

Die Katze ist süß.

The cat is cute.

zwanzig

[TSVAHN-tsikh]

twenty

The number 20; used for time and quantity.

Example

In zwanzig Minuten ist das Team bereit.

In twenty minutes the team is ready.

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