die waren

they were

→ die
phrase Uncommon #9,802
they were In this phrase, die means “they.” Die Waren, with a capital W, means “the goods.”
GE: Die waren gestern im Park.
EN: They were at the park yesterday.

Die waren noch nicht mal da!

They weren't even there yet!

— In ihren Augen (2009)

Und die waren die Besten.

And those were the best.

— Léon - Der Profi (1994)

Die waren sehr nett.

They were very nice.

— Toni Erdmann (2016)

Die waren bloß Geldverschwendung.

They were just a waste of money.

— Titanic (1997)

Die waren gar nicht unheimlich, sie wirkten ganz normal.

They weren't scary at all; they seemed perfectly normal.

— Jojo Rabbit (2019)

Die waren ja ganz nett.

They were quite nice.

— Moskau glaubt den Tränen nicht (1980)

Die waren plötzlich da.

They were suddenly there.

— 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026)

Die waren weg.

They were gone.

Die waren doch total übergeschnappt.

They were completely nuts, after all.

— Die Besucher (1993)

Die waren im Lager.

They were in the camp.

— Roma (2018)

Die waren nicht so gut wie sonst immer.

They weren't as good as usual.

— Tampopo (1985)

Dafür bin ich nicht verantwortlich, die waren schon vorher hier.

I'm not responsible for that; they were already here before.

— Memories of Murder (2003)

Die waren schon weg, als wir ankamen.

They were already gone when we arrived.

Scheiße, die waren mal supergeil!

Damn, they used to be awesome!

— Do the Right Thing (1989)

Nicht, die waren voll teuer!

No, they were really expensive!

— Fack ju Göhte (2013)

Die waren billig.

They were cheap.

— Titanic (1997)

Die waren früher super.

They used to be great.

— Die Unfassbaren 3 - Now you see me (2025)

Die waren in meinem Schrank.

They were in my closet.

— Eat Drink Man Woman (1994)

Die waren ohne Ausnahme in Slytherin.

They were all in Slytherin, without exception.

— Harry Potter und die Kammer des Schreckens (2002)

Und die waren nicht zum Lachen.

And they were no laughing matter.

— Der Hochstapler - Roofman (2025)

Die waren so teuer.

They were so expensive.

— Lohn der Angst (1953)

Ich frage mich, wer die waren, mit denen ich Tom gesehen haben.

I wonder who the people I saw Tom with were.

Man konnte Bücher direkt bei der Library Press kaufen, aber die waren teuer.

You could buy books directly from the Library Press, but they were expensive.

Die waren der letzte Schrei, als Voldemort das erste Mal an die Macht kam.

They were all the rage when Voldemort first came to power.

— Harry Potter und der Halbblutprinz (2009)

Die waren heute ganz aufgeregt.

They were very excited today.

— Kikis kleiner Lieferservice (1989)

Die waren lecker.

They were delicious.

— Roma (2018)

Die waren schockiert.

They were shocked.

— The Big Sick (2017)

Die waren wütend, verstehen Sie, die waren wütend wegen meiner Artikel.

They were angry, you see, they were angry because of my articles.

— Harry Potter und die Heiligtümer des Todes - Teil 1 (2010)

Die waren auch schon vorher da.

They were already there before, too.

— Reservoir Dogs - Wilde Hunde (1992)

Die waren eben noch ganz ruhig!

They were completely calm just a moment ago!

— Das Experiment (2001)

Aber manche Sachen konnte ich gut, und die waren nützlich beim Militär.

But there were some things I was good at, and those were useful in the military.

— Der Hochstapler - Roofman (2025)

Denn die waren jemand, in einem Quartier, wo nur Nullen lebten.

Because they were somebody in a neighborhood where only nobodies lived.

— GoodFellas (1990)

Die waren in deiner Tasche.

They were in your bag.

— Perfect Strangers - Wie viele Geheimnisse verträgt eine Freundschaft? (2016)