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How to Say ‘Yes, Lena always says what she thinks.’ in German

Ja, Lena sagt immer, was sie denkt.

yah LAY-nah zahkt IM-er vas zee denkt

[yah LAY-nah zahkt IM-er vas zee denkt]

Phrase Breakdown

Ja, Lena sagt immer,

yah LAY-nah zahkt IM-er

Yes, Lena always says

'Ja' agrees with the speaker. Pause after it.

Example

Ja, sie sagt immer Hallo.

Yes, she always says hello.

Words in this phrase

[yah]

yes

Basic word for agreeing.

Example

Ja, gerne!

Yes, gladly!

Lena

[LAY-nah]

Lena

A common German female first name.

Example

Lena kommt aus Berlin.

Lena is from Berlin.

sagt

[zahkt]

says

Third person form of 'sagen' (to say).

Example

Er sagt nichts.

He says nothing.

immer

[IM-er]

always

An adverb meaning at all times or consistently.

Example

Auf Messen kann man Immer nach der Teamkultur fragen.

At fairs, you can always ask about team culture.

was sie denkt.

vas zee denkt

what she thinks.

Let your voice fall at the end.

Example

Ich weiß nicht, was er denkt.

I don't know what he thinks.

Words in this phrase

was

[vas]

what

Question word asking about a thing.

Example

Was machst du?

What are you doing?

sie

[zee]

she

Third-person singular feminine subject pronoun.

Example

Sie isst kein Gluten.

She doesn't eat gluten.

denkt

[denkt]

thinks

Third-person form of 'denken', to think.

Example

Er denkt an seine Familie.

He thinks of his family.

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