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"Thermometer" in German: Thermometer

das Thermometer

Say it: ter-mo-MAY-terneuter · das Thermometernoun/tɛʁmoˈmeːtɐ/

Thermometer in German is das Thermometer. Say Wo ist das Thermometer? Fever talk: Die Temperatur mit dem Thermometer messen.

Sick morning

Reich mir bitte das Thermometer.
Please pass me the thermometer.
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How to pronounce Thermometer

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ter-mo-MAY-ter

/tɛʁmoˈmeːtɐ/

ter-mo-MAY-ter. Stress MAY; soft th like t.

"Thermometer" in German: quick reference

GermanEnglish
das Thermometerthermometer

Core noun.

Fieberthermometerfever thermometer

Health.

Außenthermometeroutdoor thermometer

Weather.

Temperatur messento take the temperature

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How to use Thermometer in real life

  1. 1Sick morning

    Reich mir bitte das Thermometer.

    Please pass me the thermometer.

    Das Thermometer.

  2. 2Pharmacy

    Haben Sie ein digitales Thermometer?

    Do you have a digital thermometer?

    Ein … Thermometer.

  3. 3Balcony check

    Das Außenthermometer zeigt zwei Grad.

    The outdoor thermometer shows two degrees.

    Compound still has Thermometer.

Mistakes English speakers make with Thermometer

Incorrect: der Thermometer

Correct: das Thermometer

Thermometer is neuter: das Thermometer.

Incorrect: die Temperature (English for the device)

Correct: das Thermometer

Temperatur is the reading; Thermometer is the device.

Good to know

Home kits keep a Fieberthermometer in the bathroom cabinet. Weather stations show Außenthermometer readings on balconies. Doctors still ask after you measured with dem Thermometer.

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Checking a fever at home

  1. ChatPal

    Wo liegt das Thermometer?

    Where is the thermometer?

  2. You

    Im Bad. Ich hole das Thermometer.

    In the bathroom. I'll get the thermometer.

  3. ChatPal

    Gut. Unter der Zunge mit dem Thermometer, okay?

    Good. Under the tongue with the thermometer, okay?

  4. You

    Ja. Das Thermometer piept gleich.

    Yes. The thermometer will beep soon.

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Common questions about "Thermometer" in German

How do you say thermometer?

Das Thermometer.

Fever thermometer?

Das Fieberthermometer.

Gender?

Neuter: das Thermometer.

Take a temperature?

Die Temperatur messen.

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