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How to Say ‘The shower stays completely cold.’ in German

Die Dusche bleibt ganz kalt.

dee DOO-sheh blypt gants kalt

[dee DOO-sheh blypt gants kalt]

💬 Usage Tip: bleibt "stays" stresses that it never warms up, even after running it. Same pattern: Die Heizung bleibt kalt "The heating stays cold".

Phrase Breakdown

Die Dusche

dee DOO-sheh

The shower

'Dusche' is a feminine noun. 'Sch' sounds like English 'sh': 'doo-shuh'.

Example

Die Dusche ist kaputt.

The shower is broken.

Words in this phrase

Die

[dee]

the

Definite article used to specify something already known.

Example

Die Katze ist süß.

The cat is cute.

Dusche

[DOO-sheh]

shower

Feminine noun for the shower in a bathroom.

Example

Ich gehe unter die Dusche.

I'm getting in the shower.

bleibt ganz kalt.

blypt gants kalt

stays completely cold

'Bleiben' means to stay or remain, and 'ganz' means completely. Pronounce the final 't' clearly.

Example

Das Zimmer bleibt ganz kalt.

The room stays completely cold.

Words in this phrase

bleibt

[blypt]

remains; stays

From 'bleiben', meaning something continues in the same state.

Example

Es bleibt spannend nach diesem Schuss an den Pfosten.

It remains exciting after that shot off the post.

ganz

[gants]

completely

Here it intensifies the adjective: totally, entirely.

Example

Das Zimmer ist ganz dunkel.

The room is completely dark.

kalt

[kalt]

cold

Adjective for low temperature.

Example

Der Kaffee ist kalt.

The coffee is cold.

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