How to Say ‘I am at home.’ in German
Ich bin zu Hause.
ikh bin tsoo HOW-zuh
[ikh bin tsoo HOW-zuh]
💬 Usage Tip: Simple and useful. German present tense often covers what English might sometimes express with extra wording.
🇩🇪 In Germany: A practical phrase if your landlord asks whether you'll be there for the plumber.
Phrase Breakdown
Ich
[ikh]
I
First-person singular pronoun.
Ich bin zu Hause.
I am at home.
bin
[bin]
am
Form of 'sein' used with 'ich'.
Ich bin zu Hause.
I am at home.
Zu Hause
tsoo HOW-zuh
at home
Fixed expression meaning in one's home.
Sie ist zu Hause.
She is at home.
Words in this phrase
zu
[tsoo]
at; to
In 'zu Hause', this means 'at' as part of the phrase 'at home'.
Ich bin zu Hause.
I am at home.
Hause
[HOW-zuh]
home
Place where you live; used here in 'zu Hause'.
Ich bin zu Hause.
I am at home.
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