Three - Drei (The 106th Most Common German Word)

The German word for Three is Drei. This word often comes up when talking about numbers & quantity. It can be used as noun. It is the 106th most commonly used word in German, classified as a A1 word. You can listen to their pronunciations by clicking on the speaker icon, and you can also see example sentences for context below. Download our app for offline access to all of the 3000 most common German words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types.

Pronunciation

en English: three

de German: drei

Examples

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There were three people waiting in front me. Vor mir warteten drei Leute.
I expect him to be here by three. Ich rechne damit, dass er um drei hier sein wird.
I'm the middle child of three. Ich bin das zweitälteste von drei Kindern.
I'll go at three, or rather at a quarter past three. Ich gehe um drei beziehungsweise um Viertel nach drei.
It's a quarter to three. Jetzt ist es Viertel vor drei.
I had to wait more than three hours. Ich musste mehr als drei Stunden warten.
There will be three. Es werden drei sein.
All three of you are very lucky. Ihr drei habt großes Glück.

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Three - Drei (The 106th Most Common German Word)
He died three years ago. Er ist vor drei Jahren gestorben.
He was underwater for three minutes. Er ist drei Minuten unter Wasser geblieben.
What takes you only three days, takes me as many weeks. Wofür du nur drei Tage brauchst, brauche ich drei Wochen.
We've been here for three weeks now. Wir sind schon seit drei Wochen hier.
You've got three weeks. Du hast drei Wochen.
He was at the front for three months. Er war drei Monate lang an der Front.
I asked each boy three questions. Ich stellte jedem Jungen drei Fragen.
Peace has returned after three years of war. Nach drei Kriegsjahren kam der Frieden zurück.
I've had a headache for three days and I can't get rid of it. Ich habe schon seit drei Tagen Kopfschmerzen und werde sie nicht los.
He spent three months at sea this past year. Letztes Jahr fuhr er drei Monate zur See.
I met a friend I hadn't seen for three years. Ich traf einen Freund, den ich seit drei Jahren nicht mehr gesehen hatte.
It has been three years since I came to live here. Es ist drei Jahre her, seit ich hierher gezogen bin.
You told her that you had finished the work three days ago. Du sagtest ihr, dass du die Arbeit vor drei Tagen beendet hast.

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Three - Drei (The 106th Most Common German Word)

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