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How to Say ‘In Cologne, at Bergstraße twelve.’ in German

In Köln, in der Bergstraße zwölf.

in kurln in dair BEHRK-shtrah-seh tsvurlf

[in kurln in dair BEHRK-shtrah-seh tsvurlf]

Phrase Breakdown

In Köln,

in kurln

In Cologne,

'Köln' is German for Cologne. For the 'ö', round your lips as for 'o' while saying 'e'.

Example

Ich wohne in Köln.

I live in Cologne.

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.

Köln

[kurln]

Cologne

A large city on the Rhine, famous for its cathedral and carnival.

Example

Ich fahre morgen nach Köln.

I am going to Cologne tomorrow.

in der Bergstraße zwölf.

in dair BEHRK-shtrah-seh tsvurlf

at Bergstraße number twelve

This gives the exact address: the street first, then the number. Pause slightly after the comma before it.

Example

Das Büro ist in der Hauptstraße fünf.

The office is at Hauptstraße 5.

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.

Bergstraße

[BEHRK-shtrah-seh]

Mountain Street (street name)

A street name; Straße means street, Berg means mountain.

Example

Die Bergstraße ist sehr lang.

Bergstraße is very long.

zwölf

[tsvurlf]

twelve

The number 12; like eleven, it has its own special form.

Example

Es ist zwölf Uhr.

It is twelve o'clock.

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