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How to Say ‘Write down the readings.’ in German

Schreiben Sie die Werte auf.

SHRY-ben zee dee VAIR-tuh owf

[SHRY-ben zee dee VAIR-tuh owf]

💬 Usage Tip: aufschreiben splits in two, and auf goes to the very end. Same with anrufen: Rufen Sie mich an "Call me".

Phrase Breakdown

Schreiben Sie

SHRY-ben zee

Write (formal)

This is the formal imperative: verb + 'Sie'. 'Schr' sounds like 'shr', and 'ei' sounds like 'eye'.

Example

Schreiben Sie bitte Ihren Namen.

Please write your name.

Words in this phrase

Schreiben

[SHRY-ben]

write (down)

Verb 'to write'; with 'auf' it means to write down.

Example

Schreiben Sie Ihren Namen hier.

Write your name here.

Sie

[zee]

you (formal)

Formal 'you,' used politely with patients in German.

Example

Wir sind für Sie da.

We are there for you.

die Werte auf.

dee VAIR-tuh owf

down the values.

'Aufschreiben' (to write down) is a separable verb, so 'auf' moves to the end of the sentence. 'Werte' sounds like 'VAIR-teh'.

Example

Ich schreibe die Werte auf.

I write down the values.

Words in this phrase

die

[dee]

the

Definite article used to specify something already known.

Example

Die Katze ist süß.

The cat is cute.

Werte

[VAIR-tuh]

values

Numbers or measured amounts shown in a chart or graph.

Example

Die Werte im Balkendiagramm sind leicht zu vergleichen.

The values in the bar chart are easy to compare.

auf

[owf]

down (separable prefix)

Separable part of 'aufschreiben', to write down; goes to the end.

Example

Ich schreibe die Zahl auf.

I write the number down.

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