How to Say ‘Three years at a software company in London.’ in German
Drei Jahre bei einer Softwarefirma in London.
dry yah-re bie EYE-ner SOFT-vair-feer-mah in LON-don
[dry yah-re bie EYE-ner SOFT-vair-feer-mah in LON-don]
Phrase Breakdown
Drei Jahre
dry yah-re
Three years
'Drei' rhymes with 'dry'. 'Jahre' starts with a 'y' sound: YAH-re.
Ich war drei Jahre dort.
I was there for three years.
Words in this phrase
Drei
[dry]
three
The number 3, often used when stating a price in a café or bakery.
Drei Euro für den Kaffee mit Hafermilch sind okay.
Three euros for the coffee with oat milk are okay.
Jahre
[yah-re]
years
A unit to measure time, equivalent to 365 days or 12 months.
99 Jahre sind fast ein Jahrhundert.
99 years is almost a century.
bei einer Softwarefirma
bie EYE-ner SOFT-vair-feer-mah
at a software company
'bei' is used for the place where you work. 'einer' is dative feminine.
Sie ist bei einer Softwarefirma.
She is at a software company.
Words in this phrase
bei
[bie]
at
"Bei" is a preposition used to indicate position or state.
Ich bin bei der Arbeit.
I am at work.
einer
[EYE-ner]
a; one
Form of the indefinite article 'eine' in certain grammatical cases.
Für den emotionalen Ton passt einer in dem Satz Wie in einer Familie sehr gut.
For the emotional tone, 'a' in the sentence 'Like in a family' fits very well.
Softwarefirma
[SOFT-vair-feer-mah]
software company
Feminine noun; a company that makes software.
Er arbeitet bei einer großen Softwarefirma.
He works at a big software company.
in London.
in LON-don
in London
City names usually take 'in'. Germans pronounce London much like English speakers do.
Ich wohne in London.
I live in London.
Words in this phrase
in
[in]
in
Expressing the situation of something that is or appears to be enclosed or surrounded by something else.
Das Haus steht in Trümmern.
The house is in ruins.
London
[LON-don]
London
The capital city of the United Kingdom.
London ist sehr groß.
London is very big.
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