how to pronounce hab

/haːp/

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hab is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of hab in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… kennt man kaum ich hab so ein bisschen …”

meanings of hab

verb:

First-person singular present of haben.
Singular imperative of haben.

hab frequency in german - A1 level of CEFR

the word hab occurs in german on average 985.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.