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How to Say ‘I'll call the repairman today.’ in German

Ich rufe heute den Handwerker an.

ikh ROO-fe hoin-te dayn HANT-ver-ker an

[ikh ROO-fe hoin-te dayn HANT-ver-ker an]

💬 Usage Tip: anrufen "to call" splits apart, and an jumps to the end of the sentence. Same pattern: Ich rufe Sie morgen an "I'll call you tomorrow".

Phrase Breakdown

Ich rufe heute

ikh ROO-fe hoin-te

I will call today

'Rufe' comes from 'anrufen' (to call), a separable verb. 'Heute' sounds like 'hoy-teh'.

Example

Ich rufe heute meine Mutter an.

I'm calling my mother today.

Words in this phrase

Ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

rufe

[ROO-fe]

call

Form of 'anrufen' (to phone) with 'ich'; 'an' goes to the end.

Example

Ich rufe dich morgen an.

I'll call you tomorrow.

heute

[hoin-te]

today

On this present day.

Example

Heute zieh' ich zum letzten Mal um.

Today I am moving for the last time.

den Handwerker an.

dayn HANT-ver-ker an

the tradesman / repairman.

'Handwerker' is a craftsman or repairman. 'An' is the separated part of 'anrufen' and goes at the end.

Example

Wir brauchen den Handwerker.

We need the repairman.

Words in this phrase

den

[dayn]

the (masculine accusative)

Article for a masculine noun as direct object.

Example

Ich sehe den Mann.

I see the man.

Handwerker

[HANT-ver-ker]

tradesman, repairman

A skilled worker like a plumber or electrician.

Example

Der Handwerker repariert die Dusche.

The repairman fixes the shower.

[an]

(separable prefix)

Prefix of 'anhalten', placed at the end.

Example

Der Bus hält gleich an.

The bus is about to stop.

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