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How to Say ‘My wife doesn't know about it yet.’ in German

Meine Frau weiß noch nichts davon.

migh-neh frow vice nokh nichts dah-FON

[migh-neh frow vice nokh nichts dah-FON]

Phrase Breakdown

Meine Frau

migh-neh frow

My wife

'Frau' means both 'woman' and 'wife'. It rhymes with 'how'.

Example

Meine Frau kommt auch.

My wife is coming too.

Words in this phrase

Meine

[migh-neh]

Belonging to or associated with the speaker.

Example

Ich mache meine Runden jeden Morgen.

I do my rounds every morning.

Frau

[frow]

wife

Besides 'woman', with a possessive it means wife.

Example

Meine Frau heißt Anna.

My wife is called Anna.

weiß noch nichts davon.

vice nokh nichts dah-FON

doesn't know anything about it yet.

'Noch nichts' means 'nothing yet'. Let your voice fall at the end.

Example

Er weiß noch nichts davon.

He doesn't know anything about it yet.

Words in this phrase

weiß

[vice]

know

Form of 'wissen' (to know a fact) used with 'ich' and 'er/sie/es'.

Example

Ich weiß die Antwort.

I know the answer.

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.

nichts

[nichts]

nothing

No thing; not anything.

Example

Ich habe nichts gesehen.

I saw nothing.

davon

[dah-FON]

about it

Pronominal adverb meaning 'of/about that'.

Example

Er hat davon gehört.

He heard about it.

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