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How to Say ‘To work from home’ in German

Von zu Hause arbeiten

fohn tsoo HOW-zeh AR-bye-ten

[fohn tsoo HOW-zeh AR-bye-ten]

💬 Usage Tip: zu Hause means "at home", while nach Hause means "(going) home". von zu Hause is literally "from at home".

Phrase Breakdown

Von zu Hause

fohn tsoo HOW-zeh

from home

A fixed expression. 'Von' sounds like 'fon', and 'Hause' is 'HOW-zeh'.

Example

Ich lerne von zu Hause.

I study from home.

Words in this phrase

Von

[fohn]

from

Used to indicate the source, origin, or starting point of something.

Example

Er kommt von Berlin.

He comes from Berlin.

[tsoo]

at (in 'zu Hause')

In the fixed phrase 'zu Hause' it means 'at home'.

Example

Ich bin heute zu Hause.

I am at home today.

Hause

[HOW-zeh]

home

Old dative form of 'Haus', used in 'zu Hause' (at home) and 'nach Hause' (going home).

Example

Wir gehen nach Hause.

We are going home.

arbeiten

[AR-bye-ten]

to work

Verb meaning to perform job tasks or labor.

Example

Allein arbeiten kann sehr konzentriert sein.

Working alone can be very focused.

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