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How to Say ‘That's where my long-distance bus leaves from.’ in German

Da fährt mein Fernbus ab.

dah fairt mine FERN-boos ahp

[dah fairt mine FERN-boos ahp]

Phrase Breakdown

Da fährt

dah fairt

There goes / there leaves

'Da' means 'there'. 'fährt' comes from 'fahren' (to drive, go). The 'ä' sounds like the 'e' in 'bed', but longer.

Example

Da fährt der Zug.

There goes the train.

Words in this phrase

[dah]

there

A common adverb meaning “there” or “over there,” often pointing to a place.

Example

Da ist es viel ruhiger an der Ecke.

It is much quieter over there in the corner.

fährt

[fairt]

departs (with 'ab')

Form of 'fahren'; with the separable prefix 'ab' it means to leave or depart.

Example

Der Bus fährt gleich ab.

The bus is leaving soon.

mein Fernbus ab.

mine FERN-boos ahp

my long-distance bus (departs)

A 'Fernbus' is an intercity coach. 'ab' is the separable prefix of 'abfahren' (to depart), so it goes to the end of the sentence.

Example

Mein Fernbus fährt um acht ab.

My coach leaves at eight.

Words in this phrase

mein

[mine]

Possessive adjective for something belonging to the speaker.

Example

Mein Bestes ist heute immerhin ziemlich solide.

My best is at least pretty solid today.

Fernbus

[FERN-boos]

long-distance bus

A coach travelling between cities.

Example

Der Fernbus nach Berlin ist billig.

The long-distance bus to Berlin is cheap.

[ahp]

off / away (separable prefix of 'abfahren')

Separable prefix; with 'fährt' it means departs.

Example

Der Zug fährt um acht ab.

The train departs at eight.

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