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How to Say ‘Do you need anything too?’ in German

Brauchen Sie auch etwas?

BROW-khen zee owkh ET-vahs

[BROW-khen zee owkh ET-vahs]

Phrase Breakdown

Brauchen Sie

BROW-khen zee

Do you need (formal)

'Brauchen' sounds like 'BROW-khen', with a throaty 'ch' after the 'au'. In questions, the verb comes before 'Sie'.

Example

Brauchen Sie Hilfe?

Do you need help?

Words in this phrase

Brauchen

[BROW-khen]

need

A polite/formal verb meaning to need or require something.

Example

Brauchen Sie noch meine Telefonnummer für den Termin?

Do you still need my phone number for the appointment?

Sie

[zee]

You (formal)

Formal second-person pronoun.

Example

Denken Sie, dass Netzwerken wichtig ist?

Do you think networking is important?

auch etwas?

owkh ET-vahs

anything too?

'Auch' rhymes with a throaty 'ow-kh' and means 'also'. 'Etwas' means 'something' or 'anything' and is stressed on 'ET'.

Example

Möchtest du auch etwas?

Would you like something too?

Words in this phrase

auch

[owkh]

also / too

Used to say also or too when returning a wish or adding something.

Example

Auch nach dem Karriereevent sollten wir in Kontakt bleiben.

We should stay in touch after the career event too.

etwas

[ET-vahs]

something / anything

An indefinite pronoun meaning 'something' or 'anything,' depending on the sentence.

Example

Möchtest du etwas essen?

Would you like something to eat?

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