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How to Say ‘Fisherman Fritz fishes fresh fish.’ in German

Fischers Fritz fischt frische Fische.

FISH-ers frits fisht FRI-sha FISH-eh

[FISH-ers frits fisht FRI-sha FISH-eh]

🇩🇪 In Germany: This is the best-known German tongue twister, and nearly every German learned it as a child. Trying it in front of German friends is a reliable icebreaker.

Phrase Breakdown

Fischers Fritz fischt

FISH-ers frits fisht

Fisher's Fritz fishes

Subject and verb. Keep 'fischt' crisp: 'sh' plus a clear 't' at the end.

Example

Fischers Fritz fischt jeden Tag.

Fisher's Fritz fishes every day.

Words in this phrase

Fischers

[FISH-ers]

the fisherman's

Possessive form of 'Fischer', showing belonging.

Example

Fischers Boot ist rot.

The fisherman's boat is red.

Fritz

[frits]

Fritz

A German male first name.

Example

Fritz lacht gern.

Fritz likes to laugh.

fischt

[fisht]

fishes / catches fish

Third person singular of 'fischen'.

Example

Er fischt jeden Morgen.

He fishes every morning.

frische Fische.

FRI-sha FISH-eh

fresh fish.

This is the object. Both words end in a soft '-e' sound, like the 'a' in 'sofa'. Don't drop it.

Example

Ich kaufe frische Fische.

I'm buying fresh fish.

Words in this phrase

frische

[FRI-sha]

fresh

New or clean.

Example

Ich habe frische Luft geholt.

I got fresh air.

Fische

[FISH-eh]

fish (plural)

Plural of 'der Fisch'.

Example

Ich kaufe zwei Fische.

I buy two fish.

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