Once - Einmal (The 124th Most Common German Word)

The German word for Once is Einmal. It can be used as adverb. This word often comes up when talking about time & frequency. It is the 124th most commonly used word in German, classified as a A1 word. You can find example sentences below to provide context, and you can also listen to the word’s pronunciation. 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

en English: once

de German: einmal

Examples

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Once more, please. Noch einmal, bitte.
Let me say it once for all. Lassen Sie mich das nur einmal sagen.
Try it once more. Versuche es noch einmal.
Once there lived a great king. Es war einmal ein großer König.
I went not once, but twice. Ich bin nicht einmal, sondern zweimal gegangen.
You can only use it once. Du kannst ihn nur einmal benutzen.
He comes round once a week. Er kommt einmal in der Woche vorbei.
I have seen him once on the train. Ich habe ihn einmal im Zug gesehen.

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Once - Einmal (The 124th Most Common German Word)
We see each other once a month. Wir sehen Einer den Anderen einmal im Monat.
Let me win for once. Ich möchte einmal gewinnen.
Christmas is only once a year. Weihnachten ist nur einmal im Jahr.
I meet him once every six months. Ich treffe ihn alle sechs Monate einmal.
We only did it once. Wir haben es nur einmal gemacht.
I met him once. Ich habe ihn einmal getroffen.
For once in my life I'm doing a good deed... And it is useless. Einmal in meinem Leben tue ich eine gute Tat... Und es bringt nichts.
Once, I got lost inside a tree. Einmal habe ich mich in einem Baum verirrt.
Everyone was young once. Alle waren einmal jung.
There was once a bridge here. Hier war einmal eine Brücke.
People started to run all at once. Die Leute fingen auf einmal an zu rennen.
For once in my life I succeeded in getting the better of him. Mindestens einmal in meinem Leben habe ich erfolgreich das beste aus ihm herausgeholt.
Once you hesitate, you are lost. Wenn du einmal zögerst, bist du am Ende.

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Once - Einmal (The 124th Most Common German Word)

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