Better - Besser (The 201st Most Common German Word)

In German, the word for Better is Besser. This word often comes up when talking about sickness & injuries, measures. It is classified as a A1 word, and is the 201st most commonly used word in German. It can be used as adjective. You can find example sentences below to provide context, and you can also listen to how the word is pronounced. Practice this and the other 3000 most common German words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types by downloading our app.

Pronunciation

English: better

German: besser

Examples


You are better than me.	Du bist besser als ich.
I am better than her.	Ich bin besser als er.
That's better.	Besser.
I'm better.	Ich bin besser.
You're not better than me.	Du bist nicht besser als ich.
Something is better than nothing.	Besser etwas, als gar nichts.
I want to be better.	Ich möchte besser sein.
It would be better for me to tell you the truth.	Ich täte besser daran, dir die Wahrheit zu sagen.

As for me, I like this better.	Was mich betrifft, gefällt mir das besser.
The faster, the better.	Je früher desto besser.
I hope he will be better tomorrow.	Ich hoffe, es geht ihm morgen besser.
You will be even better.	Sie werden noch besser sein.
I think I had better not say anything about that.	Ich glaube, dazu sage ich besser nichts.
That house is much better than this one.	Das Haus ist viel besser als dieses.
I've felt better.	Ich habe mich besser gefühlt.
The worse the baddie, the better the film.	Je schlimmer der Bösewicht, desto besser der Film.
I think it's better to do it this way.	Ich denke, es ist besser, es so zu machen.
I know you better than you think I do.	Ich kenne dich besser als du denkst.
Her voice is better.	Ihre Stimme ist besser.
You'd better not tell him.	Sag’s ihm besser nicht.
You have better sight than me.	Du siehst besser als ich.