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How to Say ‘A pretzel, please.’ in German

Eine Brezel, bitte.

INE-uh breh-tzell BEE-tuh

[INE-uh breh-tzell BEE-tuh]

Phrase Breakdown

Eine

[INE-uh]

a / one

Feminine form of the indefinite article or the number one.

Example

Eine Farbe fehlt noch.

One color is still missing.

Brezel

[breh-tzell]

Pretzel

A type of baked bread product, often twisted into a knot shape.

Example

Eine frische Brezel mit Butter ist lecker.

A fresh pretzel with butter is delicious.

bitte

[BEE-tuh]

please

Bitte is used to make a polite request.

Example

Könnten Sie mir bitte helfen?

Could you please help me?

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