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How to Say ‘I have the day off today.’ in German

Ich habe heute frei.

ikh HAH-buh hoin-te fry

[ikh HAH-buh hoin-te fry]

💬 Usage Tip: frei haben means being off work. It's nothing to do with cost; free of charge is kostenlos. Swap the day: Ich habe morgen frei "I'm off tomorrow".

Phrase Breakdown

Ich habe

ikh HAH-buh

I have

'ich' has a soft hissing 'ch'. 'habe' sounds like 'HAH-buh'.

Example

Ich habe Hunger.

I'm hungry.

Words in this phrase

Ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

habe

[HAH-buh]

have

Form of 'haben' meaning 'have' for 'I'.

Example

Ich habe Ihre Praxis angerufen.

I called your practice.

heute frei.

hoin-te fry

today off.

'frei haben' means 'to have time off'. 'heute' sounds like 'HOY-tuh' and 'frei' like 'fry'.

Example

Morgen habe ich frei.

I have tomorrow off.

Words in this phrase

heute

[hoin-te]

today

On this present day.

Example

Heute zieh' ich zum letzten Mal um.

Today I am moving for the last time.

frei

[fry]

off (work)

'Frei haben' means having a day off from work or school.

Example

Morgen habe ich frei.

Tomorrow I have the day off.

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