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How to Say ‘Two colleagues and a child are joining.’ in German

Zwei Kollegen und ein Kind kommen noch dazu.

tsvy koh-LAY-guhn oont ine kint nokh da-TSOO

[tsvy koh-LAY-guhn oont ine kint nokh da-TSOO]

Phrase Breakdown

Zwei Kollegen

tsvy koh-LAY-guhn

Two colleagues

Plural of 'Kollege'. Say 'zw' as 'tsv'.

Example

Zwei Kollegen sind krank.

Two colleagues are sick.

Words in this phrase

Zwei

[tsvy]

two

The number 2.

Example

Wir sind zwei Personen.

We are two people.

Kollegen

[koh-LAY-guhn]

colleagues

Refers to coworkers or fellow employees in a company.

Example

Die Kollegen unterstützen neue Teammitglieder von Anfang an.

The colleagues support new team members from the beginning.

und ein Kind

oont ine kint

and a child

'Kind' is neuter, so the article is 'ein'. The final 'd' sounds like 't'.

Example

Sie hat einen Hund und ein Kind.

She has a dog and a child.

Words in this phrase

und

[oont]

and

A conjunction used to connect sentences or elements in a sentence.

Example

Und ich freue mich.

And I am happy.

ein

[ine]

The indefinite article 'ein'.

Example

Ich brauche ein Auto.

I need a car.

Kind

[kint]

child

Neuter noun for a son or daughter, or any young person.

Example

Das Kind spielt im Garten.

The child is playing in the garden.

kommen noch dazu.

nokh da-TSOO

are also coming along.

The separable verb 'dazukommen', with 'noch' adding 'additionally'.

Example

Später kommen noch Gäste dazu.

More guests will join later.

Words in this phrase

kommen

noch

[nokh]

another / still

Adds the idea of one more thing.

Example

Ich habe noch einen Vorschlag für unser Treffen.

I still have another suggestion for our meeting.

dazu

[da-TSOO]

in addition, as well

Adverb meaning added to something already there.

Example

Ein Freund kommt noch dazu.

A friend is joining as well.

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