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How do you say "soap" in German?
die Seife
In German, "soap" is die Seife.
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Pronunciation
ZY-fuh. The 'z' sounds like English 'ts', and the 'ei' is a long 'i' sound followed by 'fuh'.
Grammar notes
Die Seife is feminine. Plural is Seifen. It refers to any type of soap used for cleaning.
Example sentence
Die Seife riecht gut.
The soap smells good.
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How to remember die Seife
Seife rhymes with 'tsiffer'. Think of soap bubbles piling up and riffing away the dirt.
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Questions about die Seife
How do you say "soap" in German?
In German, "soap" is die Seife. It is a noun.
Is die Seife masculine or feminine?
Die Seife is feminine. Plural is Seifen. It refers to any type of soap used for cleaning.
How is die Seife used in a sentence?
Use die Seife as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Die Seife riecht gut. (The soap smells good.).
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