Half - Halb (The 443rd Most Common German Word)

The German word for Half is Halb. This word often comes up when talking about numbers & quantity, measures. It can be used as adjective. It is the 443rd most commonly used word in German, classified as a A1 word. You can see example sentences for context below, and you can also listen to their pronunciations by clicking on the speaker icon. Discover all of the 3000 most common German words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types by downloading our app.

Pronunciation

en English: half

de German: halb

Examples

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Right now, it is a half past ten. Jetzt ist es halb elf.
Your camera is only half the size of mine. Deine Kamera ist nur halb so groß wie meine.
She was only half dead. Sie war nur halb tot.
Don't do anything halfway. Lassen Sie die Dinge nicht halb fertig.
We will be back at half past three. Wir sind um halb vier wieder da.
Breakfast is at half past nine. Um halb zehn gibt es Frühstück.
We're halfway there. Wir haben es schon halb geschafft.
The job is half done. Die Arbeit ist halb fertig.

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Half - Halb (The 443rd Most Common German Word)
Well begun is half done. Frisch gewagt ist halb gewonnen.
It's almost half past eleven. Es ist fast halb zwölf.
She was only half alive. Sie war nur halb am Leben.
It's half past eight. Es ist halb neun.
I was half asleep. Ich war halb am Schlafen.
She ran outside half-naked. Sie rannte halb nackt nach draußen.
She looks half her age. Sie sieht nur halb so alt aus, wie sie wirklich ist.
Tom was half-asleep. Tom war halb am Schlafen.
You were half right. Du hattest halb Recht.
Tom looks half his age. Tom sieht nur halb so alt aus, wie er wirklich ist.
It's half past one. Es ist halb zwei.
The eaglet is halfway out of its shell. Das Adlerküken ist schon halb aus dem Ei geschlüpft.
The tank is still half full. Der Tank ist noch halb voll.

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Half - Halb (The 443rd Most Common German Word)

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