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How to Say ‘I can barely hear you.’ in German

Ich höre dich kaum.

ikh HER-uh dikh kowm

[ikh HER-uh dikh kowm]

🇩🇪 In Germany: This works well as a practical reason to move somewhere else, but it can also sound like interest: you want to hear them properly. In a flirting context, that usually lands warmer than a plain complaint about the bar.

Phrase Breakdown

Ich höre dich

ikh HER-uh dikh

I hear you

A simple statement saying that the speaker can hear the other person.

Example

Ich höre dich gut.

I can hear you well.

Words in this phrase

Ich

[ikh]

I

First-person pronoun used when stating your own experience.

Example

Ich höre dich besser dort hinten.

I hear you better back there.

höre

[HER-uh]

hear

Verb used for hearing someone or something.

Example

Ich höre dich nur, wenn du näherkommst.

I hear you only when you come closer.

dich

[dikh]

you

Informal direct object pronoun meaning you.

Example

Ich höre dich trotz der Musik nicht gut.

I do not hear you well despite the music.

kaum

[kowm]

hardly

Means barely, almost not.

Example

Ich höre dich kaum, lass uns umsetzen.

I can hardly hear you, let's move seats.

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