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How to Say ‘They live in the US.’ in German

Sie wohnen in den USA.

zee VOH-nen in dayn oo-es-AH

[zee VOH-nen in dayn oo-es-AH]

💬 Usage Tip: USA is plural in German, hence den. Say it letter by letter: (oo-ess-AH).

Phrase Breakdown

Sie wohnen

zee VOH-nen

They live

Here 'sie' means 'they'. The 'w' sounds like 'v', so you say 'VOH-nen'.

Example

Sie wohnen in Berlin.

They live in Berlin.

Words in this phrase

Sie

[zee]

they

Lowercase 'sie' with a plural verb means 'they'.

Example

Sie wohnen in Berlin.

They live in Berlin.

wohnen

[VOH-nen]

live, reside

To have your home somewhere.

Example

Wir wohnen in Berlin.

We live in Berlin.

in den USA.

in dayn oo-es-AH

in the USA.

Say the letters in German: 'oo-ess-AH', with the stress on the last letter.

Example

Ich war letztes Jahr in den USA.

I was in the USA last year.

Words in this phrase

[in]

Expressing the situation of something that is or appears to be enclosed or surrounded by something else.

Example

Das Haus steht in Trümmern.

The house is in ruins.

den

[dayn]

the (dative plural)

Article form used for plural nouns after 'mit'.

Example

Ich gehe mit den Kindern.

I go with the children.

USA

[oo-es-AH]

USA

The United States; plural in German, so it takes 'die'.

Example

Die USA sind groß.

The USA is big.

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