etwa
A1#397Hear it
adverb
- approximately
- for instance
- by any chance, possibly
- really; expresses surprise or the expectation of a negative answer
Used in the library
- So. Etwa zwei Zentimeter.Like this. About two centimetres.A1Beim Coiffeur in Zürich — At the Hairdresser's in Zürich
- Der Zug ist etwa acht Kilometer lang.The parade is about eight kilometres long.A1Karneval in Köln — Carnival in Cologne
- Heute kommen jedes Jahr etwa sechs Millionen Besucher.Today about six million visitors come every year.A1Das Oktoberfest — Oktoberfest
- Etwa fünfzehn Minuten. Dann essen wir sie in der Suppe.About fifteen minutes. Then we eat them in soup.A1Knödel mit der Oma — Dumplings with Grandma
Other ways to say it
- beispielsweisefor example
- gegebenenfallspossibly; if circumstances require; where applicable
- in etwaapproximately, roughly
- möglicherweisepossibly, potentially; perhaps
- rundround, rounded, similar as in English, especially:; circular
- ungefährapproximate
- vielleichtperhaps, maybe; frequently replaces bitte (“please”) in polite questions
- wiehow