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How to Say ‘Are you home in the morning?’ in German

Sind Sie am Vormittag zu Hause?

zint zee ahm FOR-mit-tahk tsoo HOW-zeh

[zint zee ahm FOR-mit-tahk tsoo HOW-zeh]

💬 Usage Tip: zu Hause means "at home", while nach Hause means "(going) home". Mixing them up is a very common mistake: Ich gehe nach Hause, but Ich bin zu Hause.

Phrase Breakdown

Sind Sie am Vormittag

zint zee ahm FOR-mit-tahk

Are you, in the morning,

'Sind Sie' is the formal question 'are you'. 'Am Vormittag' means 'in the late morning' (before noon). Stress the first syllable: FOR-mit-taak.

Example

Sind Sie am Vormittag im Büro?

Are you in the office in the morning?

Words in this phrase

Sind

[zint]

are

Form of 'sein' (to be) for 'wir', 'sie' and formal 'Sie'.

Example

Sind Sie müde?

Are you tired?

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.

[ahm]

at the

Indicating a specific location or time.

Example

Am Himmel sind Sterne.

There are stars in the sky.

Vormittag

[FOR-mit-tahk]

morning (late morning)

The time before noon.

Example

Am Vormittag arbeite ich.

In the morning I work.

zu Hause?

tsoo HOW-zeh

at home?

'Zu Hause' means 'at home'. The 'z' sounds like 'ts': tsoo HOW-zeh.

Example

Bist du heute zu Hause?

Are you at home today?

Words in this phrase

[tsoo]

Used to indicate direction or purpose.

Example

Ich habe es zu tun.

I have to do it.

Hause

[HOW-zeh]

home

Used in the fixed phrase 'zu Hause' meaning 'at home'.

Example

Ich bleibe heute zu Hause.

I'm staying at home today.

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