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How to Say ‘I'm doing physiotherapy now.’ in German

Ich mache jetzt Physiotherapie.

ikh MAH-kheh yetst FU-zee-oh-teh-rah-pee

[ikh MAH-kheh yetst FU-zee-oh-teh-rah-pee]

💬 Usage Tip: German uses machen "to do/make" for activities like this: Ich mache Yoga, Ich mache eine Diät "I'm on a diet".

Phrase Breakdown

Ich mache jetzt

ikh MAH-kheh yetst

I'm now doing

'Ich' has a soft 'ch'. 'jetzt' (now) sounds like 'yetst'.

Example

Ich mache jetzt Pause.

I'm taking a break now.

Words in this phrase

Ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

mache

[MAH-kheh]

do / am doing

First person form of 'machen'; used for activities like therapy or sport.

Example

Ich mache einen Kurs.

I'm doing a course.

jetzt

[yetst]

now

A time word used to talk about the present moment or what happens next.

Example

Jetzt gehe ich nach Hause.

Now I am going home.

Physiotherapie.

FU-zee-oh-teh-rah-pee

physiotherapy.

'Ph' sounds like f. Stress the last syllable: 'fü-zi-o-te-ra-PEE'.

Example

Die Physiotherapie hilft mir.

The physiotherapy helps me.

Words in this phrase

Physiotherapie

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

physiotherapy

Feminine noun for physical therapy treatment.

Example

Ich habe morgen Physiotherapie.

I have physiotherapy tomorrow.

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