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How to Say ‘Did you also check the pressure?’ in German

Haben Sie auch den Druck geprüft?

hah-ben zee owkh dayn drook geh-PRUFT

[hah-ben zee owkh dayn drook geh-PRUFT]

🇩🇪 In Germany: Boilers have a small pressure gauge that tenants are expected to check. Topping it up when it drops too low is usually treated as your job, not the landlord's.

Phrase Breakdown

Haben Sie auch

hah-ben zee owkh

Have you also

'Auch' means 'also'. It has a hard 'ch' after 'au'.

Example

Haben Sie auch Hunger?

Are you hungry too?

Words in this phrase

Haben

[hah-ben]

have

To possess or hold something.

Example

Ich habe ein Buch.

I have a book.

Sie

[zee]

you

The formal 'you' used in polite professional conversations.

Example

Ich freue mich, Sie hier auf der Jobmesse zu sehen.

I am pleased to see you here at the job fair.

auch

[owkh]

also / too

Used to say also or too when returning a wish or adding something.

Example

Auch nach dem Karriereevent sollten wir in Kontakt bleiben.

We should stay in touch after the career event too.

den Druck geprüft?

dayn drook geh-PRUFT

checked the pressure?

'Druck' is the water pressure in the boiler. 'Geprüft' comes from 'prüfen' (to check), and the 'ü' needs rounded lips.

Example

Ich habe den Druck geprüft.

I checked the pressure.

Words in this phrase

den

[dayn]

the (masculine, accusative)

Form of 'der' used for a masculine direct object.

Example

Ich sehe den Mann.

I see the man.

Druck

[drook]

pressure

Water or gas pressure, e.g. on a boiler gauge.

Example

Der Druck ist zu niedrig.

The pressure is too low.

geprüft

[geh-PRUFT]

checked

Past participle of 'prüfen', to check or test.

Example

Ich habe die Rechnung geprüft.

I checked the bill.

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