How to Say ‘To drive around the outside there’ in German
Da außen rumfahren
dah OW-sen ROOM-fah-ren
[dah OW-sen ROOM-fah-ren]
💬 Usage Tip: rum is spoken German for herum "around". It shows up in many verbs: rumlaufen "to walk around".
Phrase Breakdown
Da
[dah]
there
A common adverb meaning “there” or “over there,” often pointing to a place.
Da ist es viel ruhiger an der Ecke.
It is much quieter over there in the corner.
außen
[OW-sen]
outside / around the outside
On the outer side of something.
Wir fahren außen herum.
We drive around the outside.
rumfahren
[ROOM-fah-ren]
to drive around
Colloquial for 'herumfahren', to drive around something.
Wir müssen um die Baustelle rumfahren.
We have to drive around the construction site.
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