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How to Say ‘I need an air conditioner.’ in German

Ich brauche eine Klimaanlage.

ikh BROW-khuh EYE-nuh KLEE-mah-an-lah-geh

[ikh BROW-khuh EYE-nuh KLEE-mah-an-lah-geh]

💬 Usage Tip: Klimaanlage is Klima "climate" + Anlage "system". Everyday speech often shortens it to Klima.

Phrase Breakdown

Ich brauche

ikh BROW-khuh

I need

'Brauchen' means 'to need'. The 'au' sounds like 'ow', and the 'ch' is throaty.

Example

Ich brauche Hilfe.

I need help.

Words in this phrase

Ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

brauche

[BROW-khuh]

need

First person singular of 'brauchen', to need or require something.

Example

Ich brauche einen Termin.

I need an appointment.

eine Klimaanlage.

EYE-nuh KLEE-mah-an-lah-geh

an air conditioner.

'Klimaanlage' combines 'Klima' (climate) and 'Anlage' (system). Pronounce both a's separately: KLI-ma-AN-la-ge.

Example

Die Klimaanlage ist kaputt.

The air conditioner is broken.

Words in this phrase

eine

[EYE-nuh]

The feminine accusative article before 'Frage.'

Example

Ich möchte Ihnen eine Frage zur Arbeitskultur stellen.

I would like to ask you a question about work culture.

Klimaanlage

[KLEE-mah-an-lah-geh]

air conditioner

Feminine noun for a cooling system.

Example

Die Klimaanlage ist kaputt.

The air conditioner is broken.

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