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How to Say ‘My husband is already waiting.’ in German

Mein Mann wartet schon.

mine mahn VAR-tet shohn

[mine mahn VAR-tet shohn]

Phrase Breakdown

Mein Mann

mine mahn

My husband

'mein' means my. 'Mann' has a short 'a'.

Example

Mein Mann kocht gern.

My husband likes to cook.

Words in this phrase

Mein

[mine]

Possessive word meaning something belongs to me.

Example

In „Mein Geburtstag ist“ zeigt „Mein“, dass es um meine Daten geht.

In “My birthday is,” “Mein” shows that it is about my personal information.

Mann

[mahn]

husband

Besides 'man', with a possessive it means husband.

Example

Das ist mein Mann.

This is my husband.

wartet schon.

VAR-tet shohn

is already waiting.

From 'warten' (to wait). 'schon' means already. The 'sch' sounds like 'sh'.

Example

Der Bus wartet schon.

The bus is already waiting.

Words in this phrase

wartet

[VAR-tet]

is waiting

Third person singular of 'warten' (to wait).

Example

Sie wartet auf den Bus.

She is waiting for the bus.

schon

[shohn]

already

By this time; prior to a specified time.

Example

Er ist schon weg.

He is already gone.

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