Small, little - Klein (The 110th Most Common German Word)
The translation for Small, little in German is Klein. It is the 110th most commonly used word in German, classified as a A1 word. It can be used as adjective. This word often comes up when talking about people, materials & quality, time & frequency, numbers & quantity, measures. Tap on the speaker icon to listen to their pronunciations, and you can also see example sentences for context below. 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:
small, little
German:
klein
Examples
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| His house was small and old. | Sein Haus war klein und alt. |
| This house is relatively small. | Dieses Haus ist ziemlich klein. |
| This house is very small. | Dieses Haus ist sehr klein. |
| My house is small. | Mein Haus ist klein. |
| Our class is a small one. | Unsere Klasse ist klein. |
| The city is small. | Die Stadt ist klein. |
| The room he lives in is very small. | Das Zimmer, in dem er wohnt, ist sehr klein. |
| This book is as small as that one. | Dieses Buch ist so klein wie dieses. |
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| From space, the earth looks quite small. | Vom Weltraum her sieht die Erde ziemlich klein aus. |
| It might be a bit big but this envelope will do just fine. It's better to be too big than too small. | Es könnte ein bisschen groß sein, aber dieser Umschlag wird gut tun. Lieber zu groß als zu klein. |
| Even though it's small, it's still my apartment. | Obwohl es klein ist, ist es immer noch meine Wohnung. |
| This hat is a little too small for me. | Dieser Hut ist mir etwas zu klein. |
| This hat is too small for me. | Dieser Hut ist mir zu klein. |
| No. They are too small. | Nein. Sie sind zu klein. |
| My shoes are too small. | Meine Schuhe sind zu klein. |
| These shoes are too small. | Diese Schuhe sind zu klein. |
| My shoes are too small. I need new ones. | Meine Schuhe sind zu klein, ich brauche neue. |
| This chair is too small. | Dieser Stuhl ist zu klein. |
| This coat is too small. | Dieser Mantel ist zu klein. |
| Her room is very small. | Ihr Zimmer ist sehr klein. |
| I'd rather have a room of my own, no matter how small it is. | Ich hätte gern ein Zimmer für mich allein, wie klein es auch sei. |
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