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How to Say ‘Today you'll stay here with her for an hour, okay?’ in German

Heute bleiben Sie eine Stunde mit ihr hier, okay?

hoin-te BLY-ben zee EYE-nuh SHTOON-deh mit eer heer oh-kay

[hoin-te BLY-ben zee EYE-nuh SHTOON-deh mit eer heer oh-kay]

🇩🇪 In Germany: This is the classic first day of Eingewöhnung, where the parent stays in the room as a safe base. Usually you sit quietly and let your child explore rather than playing with them.

Phrase Breakdown

Heute bleiben Sie

hoin-te BLY-ben zee

Today you'll stay

The time word comes first, so the verb comes second and 'Sie' third. 'Heute' sounds like 'HOY-teh'.

Example

Heute bleiben wir zu Hause.

Today we're staying at home.

Words in this phrase

Heute

[hoin-te]

today

On this present day.

Example

Heute zieh' ich zum letzten Mal um.

Today I am moving for the last time.

bleiben

[BLY-ben]

stay

Remain in the same place.

Example

Ich möchte stressfrei bleiben.

I want to stay stress-free.

Sie

[zee]

you (formal)

Formal second person pronoun.

Example

Können Sie mir zeigen?

Can you show me?

eine Stunde

EYE-nuh SHTOON-deh

one hour

'Stunde' is feminine, so it takes 'eine'. The 'St' sounds like 'sht'.

Example

Ich warte eine Stunde.

I'll wait one hour.

Words in this phrase

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.

Stunde

[SHTOON-deh]

hour

A period of sixty minutes; feminine noun.

Example

Der Film dauert eine Stunde.

The film lasts one hour.

mit ihr hier, okay?

mit eer heer oh-kay

here with her, okay?

'Mit ihr' means 'with her'. 'Okay?' at the end asks for agreement, so let your voice rise.

Example

Ich spiele mit ihr.

I'm playing with her.

Words in this phrase

mit

[mit]

with

A preposition meaning 'with.'

Example

Ich würde lieber mit dir lachen als allein trinken.

I’d rather laugh with you than drink alone.

ihr

[eer]

her

The object form of 'she'.

Example

Das ist ihr Buch.

That is her book.

hier

[heer]

here

Refers to this place, such as the current event or location.

Example

Es ist gut, hier neue Leute kennenzulernen.

It is good to meet new people here.

okay

[oh-kay]

okay

Used to express agreement or acceptance.

Example

Das ist okay für mich.

That's okay for me.

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