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How to Say ‘Grandpa turns ninety in June.’ in German

Opa wird im Juni neunzig.

OH-pah veert im YOO-nee NOYN-tsikh

[OH-pah veert im YOO-nee NOYN-tsikh]

💬 Usage Tip: To say someone is turning an age, Germans use werden "to become" with just the number: Sie wird dreißig "She's turning thirty".

Phrase Breakdown

Opa wird

OH-pah veert

Grandpa is turning

'Opa' is an informal word for grandpa. 'wird' (becomes) is used for ages, as in 'turns'. It sounds like 'veert'.

Example

Opa wird bald siebzig.

Grandpa is turning seventy soon.

Words in this phrase

Opa

[OH-pah]

grandpa

Informal, affectionate word for grandfather.

Example

Mein Opa liest die Zeitung.

My grandpa reads the newspaper.

wird

[veert]

will be

'Wird' is from 'werden' and often means 'will be' in future-style statements.

Example

Das wird sicher ein tolles Turnier.

That will surely be a great tournament.

im Juni neunzig.

im YOO-nee NOYN-tsikh

ninety in June.

'im' is short for 'in dem' and is used with months. 'Juni' starts with a 'y' sound: 'YOO-nee'. 'neunzig' (ninety) sounds like 'NOYN-tsish'.

Example

Ich habe im Juni Geburtstag.

My birthday is in June.

Words in this phrase

[im]

in the

A contraction of in dem, commonly used before masculine or neuter nouns in the dative case.

Example

Im Gespräch mit Mitarbeitenden erfährt man viel über die Firma.

In conversation with employees, you learn a lot about the company.

Juni

[YOO-nee]

June

The sixth month of the year.

Example

Im Juni habe ich Geburtstag.

My birthday is in June.

neunzig

[NOYN-tsikh]

ninety

The number 90.

Example

Er fährt neunzig Kilometer pro Stunde.

He drives ninety kilometres per hour.

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