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How to Say ‘I am traveling to Berlin.’ in German

Ich reise nach Berlin.

ikh RY-zeh nahkh bair-LEEN

[ikh RY-zeh nahkh bair-LEEN]

Phrase Breakdown

Ich reise

ikh RY-zeh

I travel

'Ich' has a soft 'ch' sound, like a hiss. 'Reise' sounds like 'RYE-zeh', with a voiced 's'.

Example

Ich reise gern.

I like to travel.

Words in this phrase

Ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

reise

[RY-zeh]

travel

First-person singular form of 'reisen' (to travel).

Example

Ich reise mit dem Zug.

I travel by train.

nach Berlin.

nahkh bair-LEEN

to Berlin

'Nach' means 'to' before city and country names. Its 'ch' comes from the back of the throat. Stress the end: 'ber-LEEN'.

Example

Der Zug fährt nach Berlin.

The train goes to Berlin.

Words in this phrase

nach

[nahkh]

Used to express direction or destination.

Example

Ich gehe nach Hause.

I am going home.

Berlin

[bair-LEEN]

Berlin

The capital city of Germany.

Example

Ich wohne in Berlin.

I live in Berlin.

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