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How to Say ‘In the kitchen and in the bathroom?’ in German

In der Küche und im Bad?

in dair KUE-khe oont im baht

[in dair KUE-khe oont im baht]

🇩🇪 In Germany: Landlords ask this to work out whether one tap or the whole boiler is at fault. That decides which tradesman they call.

Phrase Breakdown

In der Küche

in dair KUE-khe

In the kitchen

'Küche' has the 'ü' sound (round your lips and say 'ee') and a soft 'ch'.

Example

Ich koche in der Küche.

I cook in the kitchen.

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.

der

[dair]

the

Feminine article in the dative case, used after 'in' for location.

Example

Das steht in der Zeitung.

That's in the newspaper.

Küche

[KUE-khe]

kitchen

The room where you cook.

Example

Ich koche in der Küche.

I cook in the kitchen.

und im Bad?

oont im baht

and in the bathroom?

'Im' is short for 'in dem'. The final 'd' in 'Bad' sounds like a 't'.

Example

Das Handtuch ist im Bad.

The towel is in the bathroom.

Words in this phrase

und

[oont]

and

A conjunction used to connect sentences or elements in a sentence.

Example

Und ich freue mich.

And I am happy.

[im]

in the

A contraction of in dem, commonly used before masculine or neuter nouns in the dative case.

Example

Im Gespräch mit Mitarbeitenden erfährt man viel über die Firma.

In conversation with employees, you learn a lot about the company.

Bad

[baht]

bathroom

Room with shower, bath or sink.

Example

Das Bad ist neben dem Schlafzimmer.

The bathroom is next to the bedroom.

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