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How do you say "its been a while" in German?
Es ist schon eine Weile her.
In German, "its been a while" is Es ist schon eine Weile her..
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Pronunciation
Pronounced 'es ist shohn EYE-neh VY-leh hair', with 'ei' as 'eye' in both spots, stress on 'shohn' and 'vy'.
Grammar notes
"Es ist schon eine Weile her." is a set phrase used as shown in the example below.
Example sentence
its been a while
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How to remember Es ist schon eine Weile her.
Weile looks and sounds close to the English word 'while', so the core idea comes through clearly.
Related words
- good morning Guten Morgen.
- good afternoon Guten Tag.
- good evening Guten Abend.
- good night Gute Nacht.
- how is it going Wie läuft's?
- whats up Was gibt's?
- how have you been Wie geht es dir?
- its nice outside today Draußen ist es heute schön.
- the weather is nice Das Wetter ist schön.
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Questions about Es ist schon eine Weile her.
How do you say "its been a while" in German?
In German, "its been a while" is Es ist schon eine Weile her.. It's a common phrase.
How is Es ist schon eine Weile her. used in a sentence?
Use Es ist schon eine Weile her. as you would use the equivalent phrase in English. For example: (its been a while).
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