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How to Say ‘You have a lot of stress’ in German

Sie haben viel Stress

ZEE hah-ben feel shtress

[ZEE hah-ben feel shtress]

💬 Usage Tip: Germans "have" stress rather than being under it. You can say Ich habe Stress for "I'm stressed".

Phrase Breakdown

Sie haben

ZEE hah-ben

You have / They have

'Sie haben' can mean formal 'you have' or 'they have'. The h in 'haben' is pronounced.

Example

Sie haben recht.

You're right.

Words in this phrase

Sie

[ZEE]

You (formal)

Formal way to address someone.

Example

Sind Sie bereit zu bestellen?

Are you ready to order?

haben

[hah-ben]

have

To possess or hold something.

Example

Ich habe ein Buch.

I have a book.

viel Stress

feel shtress

a lot of stress

'viel' sounds like 'feel'. 'St' at the start of a word sounds like 'sht': 'Shtress'.

Example

Ich habe viel Stress.

I have a lot of stress.

Words in this phrase

viel

[feel]

much

Used to strengthen a comparison, like 'much better'.

Example

Heute ist es viel besser als gestern.

Today it is much better than yesterday.

Stress

[shtress]

stress

Masculine noun for mental pressure or strain.

Example

Ich habe bei der Arbeit Stress.

I have stress at work.

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