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How to Say ‘Time goes by so fast.’ in German

Die Zeit vergeht so schnell.

dee tsayt fair-GAYT zo shnel

[dee tsayt fair-GAYT zo shnel]

Phrase Breakdown

Die Zeit vergeht

dee tsayt fair-GAYT

Time passes

'Zeit' starts with a 'ts' sound. 'vergehen' means to pass, and its 'v' sounds like an 'f'.

Example

Die Zeit vergeht langsam.

Time passes slowly.

Words in this phrase

Die

[dee]

the

Definite article used to specify something already known.

Example

Die Katze ist süß.

The cat is cute.

Zeit

[tsayt]

time

Refers to the concept of time.

Example

Ich habe keine Zeit.

I have no time.

vergeht

[fair-GAYT]

passes, goes by

Verb 'vergehen', used for time passing.

Example

Der Tag vergeht schnell.

The day passes quickly.

so schnell.

zo shnel

so quickly.

'schnell' means fast. The 'sch' sounds like 'sh'.

Example

Er läuft so schnell.

He runs so fast.

Words in this phrase

so

[zo]

so

Used to refer to something just mentioned; like that.

Example

Ich fühle mich so müde.

I feel so tired.

schnell

[shnel]

fast, quickly

Adjective/adverb for speed.

Example

Er läuft schnell.

He runs fast.

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