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How to Say ‘Anna is waiting at home’ in German

Anna wartet zu Hause

AH-nah VAR-tet tsoo hou-zuh

[AH-nah VAR-tet tsoo hou-zuh]

💬 Usage Tip: zu Hause means at home, but nach Hause means going home: ich gehe nach Hause.

Phrase Breakdown

Anna wartet

AH-nah VAR-tet

Anna is waiting

'Warten' means 'to wait'. 'W' sounds like English 'v': 'VAR-tet'.

Example

Anna wartet am Bahnhof.

Anna is waiting at the station.

Words in this phrase

Anna

[AH-nah]

Anna

A common female first name.

Example

Anna arbeitet in Berlin.

Anna works in Berlin.

wartet

[VAR-tet]

waits / is waiting

Form of 'warten' (to wait) for he/she/it.

Example

Meine Mutter wartet auf uns.

My mother is waiting for us.

zu Hause

tsoo hou-zuh

at home

'Zu Hause' means 'at home'. 'Nach Hause' means 'going home'. 'Z' sounds like 'ts': 'tsoo HOW-zeh'.

Example

Ich bin heute zu Hause.

I'm at home today.

Words in this phrase

[tsoo]

Used to indicate direction or purpose.

Example

Ich habe es zu tun.

I have to do it.

Hause

[hou-zuh]

home

The place where one lives permanently.

Example

Ich bin zu Hause.

I am at home.

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