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How to Say ‘I live in Berlin now.’ in German

Ich wohne jetzt in Berlin.

ikh VOH-neh yetst in bair-LEEN

[ikh VOH-neh yetst in bair-LEEN]

💬 Usage Tip: wohnen means where you live, as in your home. leben "to live" is broader, like being alive or your life in general, so use wohnen for your address or city.

Phrase Breakdown

Ich wohne jetzt

ikh VOH-neh yetst

I now live

The verb comes second and the time word 'jetzt' follows it. Say 'jetzt' as 'yetst'.

Example

Ich wohne jetzt in München.

I live in Munich now.

Words in this phrase

Ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

wohne

[VOH-neh]

live (reside)

Form of 'wohnen': to live somewhere, have your home there.

Example

Ich wohne in einer kleinen Wohnung.

I live in a small apartment.

jetzt

[yetst]

now

At the present time.

Example

Ich gehe jetzt.

I'm going now.

in Berlin.

in bair-LEEN

in Berlin

Stress the last syllable: ber-LEEN.

Example

Meine Familie lebt in Berlin.

My family lives in Berlin.

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.

Berlin

[bair-LEEN]

Berlin

The capital city of Germany.

Example

Ich wohne in Berlin.

I live in Berlin.

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