How to Say ‘Would like’ in German
Hätte gern
HET-teh gehrn
[HET-teh gehrn]
💬 Usage Tip: Short for Ich hätte gern... Literally I would gladly have... Very natural and polite for ordering.
🇩🇪 In Germany: This is one of the safest ways for foreigners to order in Germany: polite, simple, and common.
Phrase Breakdown
Hätte
[HET-teh]
would have / would like
Polite form of 'haben' used in orders: 'Ich hätte ...'
Ich hätte gern ein Bier.
I would like a beer.
gern
[gehrn]
gladly / would like
With 'hätte,' it makes a polite request: 'would like.'
Ich hätte gern ein Bier.
I would like a beer.
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