How to Say ‘I live in Berlin.’ in German
Ich wohne in Berlin.
ikh VOH-neh in bair-LEEN
[ikh VOH-neh in bair-LEEN]
💬 Usage Tip: wohnen is "to live" in the sense of residing; for being alive, German uses leben.
Phrase Breakdown
Ich wohne
ikh VOH-neh
I live
'wohnen' means to live somewhere. The 'h' is silent: VOH-ne.
Ich wohne allein.
I live alone.
Words in this phrase
Ich
[ikh]
I
The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.
Ich bin da.
I am here.
wohne
[VOH-neh]
live (reside)
Form of 'wohnen': to live somewhere, have your home there.
Ich wohne in einer kleinen Wohnung.
I live in a small apartment.
in Berlin.
in bair-LEEN
in Berlin.
Stress the last syllable: ber-LIN.
Sie arbeitet in Berlin.
She works in Berlin.
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.
Berlin
[bair-LEEN]
Berlin
The capital city of Germany.
Ich wohne in Berlin.
I live in Berlin.
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