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How to Say ‘Then I recommend a wheat beer.’ in German

Dann empfehle ich ein Weizen.

dan emp-FAY-leh ikh ine VYE-tsen

[dan emp-FAY-leh ikh ine VYE-tsen]

💬 Usage Tip: When a sentence starts with a word like dann, the verb stays in second place and ich moves after it: Dann empfehle ich, not Dann ich empfehle.

🇩🇪 In Germany: Weizen is a cloudy wheat beer, especially popular in Bavaria. It is usually served in a tall, curved glass.

Phrase Breakdown

Dann empfehle ich

dan emp-FAY-leh ikh

Then I recommend

After 'Dann', the verb comes before 'ich'. Stress it as em-PFAY-le.

Example

Dann empfehle ich den Fisch.

Then I recommend the fish.

Words in this phrase

Dann

[dan]

then

Used to indicate a time following another event.

Example

Dann gehe ich nach Hause.

Then I will go home.

empfehle

[emp-FAY-leh]

recommend

'I' form of the verb empfehlen, to recommend.

Example

Ich empfehle das Schnitzel.

I recommend the schnitzel.

ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

ein Weizen.

ine VYE-tsen

a wheat beer.

'Weizen' (beer) is neuter here, so it takes 'ein'. Say it VYE-tsen.

Example

Ich trinke ein Weizen.

I'm drinking a wheat beer.

Words in this phrase

ein

[ine]

a; an

Indefinite article used before 'Hallo'.

Example

Reicht das für ein Hallo, oder braucht es ein besseres Timing?

Is that enough for a hello, or does it need better timing?

Weizen

[VYE-tsen]

wheat beer

Short for Weizenbier, a cloudy, fruity Bavarian beer; literally 'wheat'.

Example

Ein Weizen, bitte!

A wheat beer, please!

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