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How to Say ‘A friend of mine’ in German

Eine Freundin von mir

EYE-nuh FROYN-din fon meer

[EYE-nuh FROYN-din fon meer]

💬 Usage Tip: Freundin is the female form, so eine Freundin von mir signals a female friend, not a girlfriend. For a male friend, say ein Freund von mir.

Phrase Breakdown

Eine Freundin

EYE-nuh FROYN-din

A (female) friend

'Freundin' is a female friend. 'eu' sounds like 'oy', so you say FROYN-din.

Example

Eine Freundin kommt heute zu Besuch.

A friend is visiting today.

Words in this phrase

Eine

[EYE-nuh]

a; an; one

Feminine form of the indefinite article, used before singular feminine nouns.

Example

Eine offene Kultur ist mir bei einem Unternehmen wichtig.

An open culture is important to me in a company.

Freundin

[FROYN-din]

girlfriend / female friend

A female friend or romantic partner.

Example

Meine Freundin wohnt in Berlin.

My girlfriend lives in Berlin.

von mir

fon meer

of mine

'von' plus the dative 'mir' means 'of mine'. 'mir' sounds like 'meer'.

Example

Das ist ein Kollege von mir.

That's a colleague of mine.

Words in this phrase

von

[fon]

Here shows belonging or relation: 'a friend of mine'.

Example

Ein Kollege von mir isst kein Fleisch.

A colleague of mine doesn't eat meat.

mir

[meer]

Dative form of 'ich', used after 'bei'.

Example

Komm zu mir.

Come to me.

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