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How to Say ‘It's slowly getting better since the physio.’ in German

Seit der Physiotherapie wird's langsam besser.

zyte dair FU-zee-oh-teh-rah-pee virts LAHNG-zahm BES-ser

[zyte dair FU-zee-oh-teh-rah-pee virts LAHNG-zahm BES-ser]

💬 Usage Tip: With seit, German uses the present tense where English uses "has been": seit Mai wohne ich hier "I've lived here since May".

Phrase Breakdown

Seit der Physiotherapie

zyte dair FU-zee-oh-teh-rah-pee

Since the physiotherapy

A time phrase with 'seit' plus the dative case. Stress the last syllable: -PIE.

Example

Seit der Physiotherapie geht es mir gut.

Since physiotherapy I've been doing well.

Words in this phrase

Seit

[zyte]

since

Used to show a starting point in time that continues until now.

Example

Seit Montag warte ich auf Hilfe.

I have been waiting for help since Monday.

der

[dair]

the

Feminine article in the dative case, used after 'in' for location.

Example

Das steht in der Zeitung.

That's in the newspaper.

Physiotherapie

[FU-zee-oh-teh-rah-pee]

physiotherapy

Feminine noun for physical therapy treatment.

Example

Ich habe morgen Physiotherapie.

I have physiotherapy tomorrow.

wird's langsam besser.

virts LAHNG-zahm BES-ser

it's slowly getting better

The verb comes right after the time phrase because German puts the verb in second position. 'wird's' is short for 'wird es'.

Example

Jetzt wird's langsam besser.

Now it's slowly getting better.

Words in this phrase

wird's

[virts]

it's getting

Contraction of 'wird es'; 'werden' here means 'to become'.

Example

Wird's bald warm?

Is it getting warm soon?

langsam

[LAHNG-zahm]

slowly

An adverb used when asking someone to reduce their speed of speaking.

Example

Bitte sprechen Sie langsam und deutlich.

Please speak slowly and clearly.

besser

[BES-ser]

better

Used to compare understanding or quality at a higher level.

Example

Das besser verstehen ist für neue Gäste wichtig.

Understanding that better is important for new guests.

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