How to Say ‘Eat nothing more’ in German
Nichts mehr essen
nikhts mair ESS-en
[nikhts mair ESS-en]
💬 Usage Tip: This is a shortened instruction. Full sentence style would be: "Bitte nichts mehr essen." German often drops words in signs and quick instructions.
🇩🇪 In Germany: You may hear this in a very compact form on wards, because staff often use short standard instructions before surgery.
Phrase Breakdown
Nichts
[nikhts]
nothing
Means not anything; in medical instructions it often means no food or drink.
Vor der OP sollen Sie Nichts mehr essen.
Before the operation, you should eat nothing more.
mehr
[mair]
more / anymore
Used to say that something should not continue after this point.
Vor der OP sollen Sie nichts mehr essen.
Before the operation, you should not eat anything more.
essen
[ESS-en]
to eat
The infinitive verb meaning to consume food.
Vor der OP sollen Sie nichts mehr essen.
Before the operation, you should not eat anything more.
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