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How to Say ‘Now I live in Munich.’ in German

Jetzt wohne ich in München.

yetst VOH-neh ikh in MUEN-shen

[yetst VOH-neh ikh in MUEN-shen]

💬 Usage Tip: When a sentence starts with something other than the person, such as jetzt, the verb still comes second. That pushes ich after it: jetzt wohne ich, not jetzt ich wohne.

Phrase Breakdown

Jetzt wohne ich

yetst VOH-neh ikh

Now I live

The verb comes second, so the subject 'ich' follows it. 'Jetzt' sounds like 'yetst'. 'wohne' sounds like 'VOH-ne'.

Example

Jetzt wohne ich allein.

Now I live alone.

Words in this phrase

Jetzt

[yetst]

now

At the present time.

Example

Ich gehe jetzt.

I'm going now.

wohne

[VOH-neh]

live (reside)

Form of 'wohnen': to live somewhere, have your home there.

Example

Ich wohne in einer kleinen Wohnung.

I live in a small apartment.

ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

in München.

in MUEN-shen

in Munich.

For 'ü', round your lips as for 'oo' and say 'ee'. 'ch' is the soft hiss, as in 'ich'.

Example

Das Büro ist in München.

The office is in Munich.

Words in this phrase

[in]

Expressing the situation of something that is or appears to be enclosed or surrounded by something else.

Example

Das Haus steht in Trümmern.

The house is in ruins.

München

[MUEN-shen]

Munich

A large city in southern Germany, capital of Bavaria.

Example

München liegt in Bayern.

Munich is in Bavaria.

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