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How to Say ‘I have to get up early tomorrow.’ in German

Ich muss morgen früh raus.

ikh moos MOR-gen frew rowss

[ikh moos MOR-gen frew rowss]

💬 Usage Tip: After muss, the action word can be left out when it's obvious: raus "out" stands in for getting out of bed. You'll hear the same with Ich muss los "I have to go".

Phrase Breakdown

Ich muss

ikh moos

I have to

'müssen' means must or have to. 'Ich' has a soft hissing 'ch'. 'muss' has a short 'u'.

Example

Ich muss jetzt gehen.

I have to go now.

Words in this phrase

Ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

muss

[moos]

must, have to

Form of 'müssen' for ich/er/sie/es; expresses necessity.

Example

Ich muss leider absagen.

Unfortunately I have to cancel.

morgen früh raus.

MOR-gen frew rowss

get up early tomorrow.

'morgen früh' means tomorrow morning. 'raus' is colloquial for getting out of bed. Round your lips for the 'ü' in 'früh'.

Example

Morgen früh habe ich einen Termin.

I have an appointment tomorrow morning.

Words in this phrase

morgen

[MOR-gen]

tomorrow

Refers to the day after today.

Example

Morgen habe ich mehr Zeit zum Schreiben.

Tomorrow I have more time for writing.

früh

[frew]

early

Adjective/adverb meaning at an early time, also used for 'in the morning'.

Example

Ich stehe früh auf.

I get up early.

raus

[rowss]

out

Colloquial short form of 'heraus' (out); separable prefix of 'rausholen'.

Example

Komm bitte raus aus dem Auto.

Please come out of the car.

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