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How to Say ‘I'm just writing one more email.’ in German

Ich schreibe nur noch eine E-Mail.

ikh SHRY-beh noor nokh EYE-nuh EE-mail

[ikh SHRY-beh noor nokh EYE-nuh EE-mail]

💬 Usage Tip: nur noch means "just one more". You can swap in anything: nur noch fünf Minuten "just five more minutes".

Phrase Breakdown

Ich schreibe

ikh SHRY-beh

I'm writing

'schreiben' means 'to write'. The 'sch' sounds like 'sh': 'SHRY-beh'.

Example

Ich schreibe einen Brief.

I'm writing a letter.

Words in this phrase

Ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

schreibe

[SHRY-beh]

write (I write)

Form of 'schreiben'; with 'auf' it forms 'aufschreiben', to write down.

Example

Ich schreibe die Telefonnummer auf.

I write down the phone number.

nur noch eine E-Mail.

noor nokh EYE-nuh EE-mail

just one more email.

'nur noch' means 'just one more thing' or 'only still'. 'E-Mail' is pronounced as in English.

Example

Ich brauche nur noch eine Minute.

I just need one more minute.

Words in this phrase

nur

[noor]

only

No more than; exclusively.

Example

Nur du kannst das tun.

Only you can do that.

noch

[nokh]

another / still

Adds the idea of one more thing.

Example

Ich habe noch einen Vorschlag für unser Treffen.

I still have another suggestion for our meeting.

eine

[EYE-nuh]

The feminine accusative article before 'Frage.'

Example

Ich möchte Ihnen eine Frage zur Arbeitskultur stellen.

I would like to ask you a question about work culture.

E-Mail

[EE-mail]

An electronic message; feminine (die E-Mail).

Example

Ich habe deine E-Mail bekommen.

I got your email.

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