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How to Say ‘All right, four percent starting in January.’ in German

Gut, vier Prozent ab Januar.

goot feer pro-TSENT ap YAH-noo-ar

[goot feer pro-TSENT ap YAH-noo-ar]

Phrase Breakdown

Gut, vier Prozent

goot feer pro-TSENT

Okay, four percent

'Gut' signals agreement. Pause briefly after the comma.

Example

Gut, das machen wir.

Okay, we'll do that.

Words in this phrase

Gut

[goot]

well

Adverb used to say something works nicely or suitably.

Example

Mittwoch passt gut für mich.

Wednesday works well for me.

vier

[feer]

four

The number 4.

Example

Haben Sie einen Tisch für vier Leute frei?

Do you have a table free for four people?

Prozent

[pro-TSENT]

percent

A hundredth part of something.

Example

Das sind vier Prozent.

That is four percent.

ab Januar.

ap YAH-noo-ar

starting in January

'ab' means 'from/starting'. 'Januar' sounds like 'YA-nu-ar'.

Example

Ich arbeite ab Montag.

I start working on Monday.

Words in this phrase

[ap]

from, starting at

Preposition marking the starting point of a time.

Example

Ab Montag arbeite ich nachts.

From Monday I work nights.

Januar

[YAH-noo-ar]

January

The first month of the year; masculine noun.

Example

Im Januar ist es kalt.

In January it is cold.

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