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How to Say ‘I come from the USA’ in German

Ich komme aus den USA

ikh KOM-meh ows dayn oo-es-AH

[ikh KOM-meh ows dayn oo-es-AH]

💬 Usage Tip: A few country names come with die and are plural, so aus turns them into den: aus den USA, aus den Niederlanden "from the Netherlands". Most countries need no article: aus Kanada.

Phrase Breakdown

Ich komme

ikh KOM-meh

I come

'Ich' has a soft 'ch', like a whispered 'h' with the tongue raised. Stress KOM in 'komme'.

Example

Ich komme morgen.

I'm coming tomorrow.

Words in this phrase

Ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

komme

[KOM-meh]

come

Form of 'kommen' (to come) used with 'ich' (I); with 'aus' it tells where you are from.

Example

Ich komme morgen.

I am coming tomorrow.

aus den USA

ows dayn oo-es-AH

from the USA

In German 'USA' is plural and takes 'den'. Say the letters the German way: oo-ess-AH, with stress on the last letter.

Example

Sie kommt aus den USA.

She comes from the USA.

Words in this phrase

aus

[ows]

from

A preposition used to indicate origin or a starting point.

Example

Er kommt aus Berlin.

He comes from Berlin.

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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