"Ich habe Hunger."

Translation: I am hungry.

[sushilman]

why isn't "I have hunger" correct?

[Doctor_Crayfish]

It's a literal translation of the words, but in English the expression we generally use is "I am hungry"

[Darkstar86]

She speaks too fast! I did it, but she should speak slower.

[PatriciaJH]

Agreed, it sounded like "Ich harbinge". The turtle speed was good, though.

Does anyone know, is there a keyboard-equivalent for the turtle? I know Ctrl-space gets the normal-speed sound.

[nehtbook]

Ctrl+shift+space gives you the slow speed

[somelieraki]

The speed is of course fast for us, but I am pretty sure that this is the real speed of a german speeker...

[blopk]

Agreed, doesn't delineate between the final two words here

[TimothyGeek]

I think it's a computer speaking.

Yes, it definitely speaks too fast. I'm reporting a problem.

[AshleyChan345]

Why does this only allow the translation, "I am hungry" instead of "I have hunger"? I understand the difference between "Ich habe Hunger" (I have hunger) and "Ich bin hungrig"(I am hungry).

[RymeLegis]

Both mean "I am hungry". "I have hunger" is technically correct for the first sentence, but too literal; nobody says that in English. As a side note, "Ich habe Hunger" is much more commonly spoken.

[SarahLizzyBeth]

Can you say "Ich bin Hunger" (bin= am) or do you have to say "Ich habe Hunger"

[lilleallen]

You say Ich bin hungrig

[wampyra]

If you say "Ich bin Hunger" it could be translated as "I am hunger" :) hehe, sorry, had to notice

[Chlax7]

Why is hunger capitalised?

[SlimCow]

As RobertLunkez said, it is a noun. All nouns in German are capitalized.

[RobertLunkez]

it's a noun

[veganpanda]

I'm confused between 'hungrig' and 'hunger', both mean 'hungry' don't they?

[wataya]

"Hungrig" is an adjective, "Hunger" a noun.

[veganpanda]

I'm still confused as to when I should use each one??

[RymeLegis]

You can say both. "Ich habe Hunger" is much more common. Which you use is up to you.

[Nia_Evans21]

So "habe" can be used for adjective, right?

[RymeLegis]

"Hunger" in this sentence is a noun (note the capitalisation). A literal translation would be "I have hunger".