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How to Say ‘Half a liter of milk, please.’ in German

Einen halben Liter Milch, bitte.

EYE-nen HAHL-ben LEE-ter milkh BIT-tuh

[EYE-nen HAHL-ben LEE-ter milkh BIT-tuh]

💬 Usage Tip: German needs no word for "of" between an amount and the item: ein Kilo Äpfel "a kilo of apples". Here it is simply einen halben Liter Milch.

Phrase Breakdown

Einen halben Liter

EYE-nen HAHL-ben LEE-ter

Half a litre

This is in the accusative because it's what you are asking for. Link 'einen halben' smoothly.

Example

Einen halben Liter Saft, bitte.

Half a litre of juice, please.

Words in this phrase

Einen

[EYE-nen]

Indefinite article before a masculine accusative noun.

Example

Ich plane einen kurzen Austausch nächste Woche.

I am planning a short exchange next week.

halben

[HAHL-ben]

half

Form of 'halb' (half) used before a masculine noun in the accusative.

Example

Ich warte einen halben Tag.

I'm waiting half a day.

Liter

[LEE-ter]

litre

Unit of volume used for drink sizes.

Example

Die Flasche hat einen Liter.

The bottle holds one litre.

Milch, bitte.

milkh BIT-tuh

of milk, please.

No word for 'of' is needed after a quantity. The 'ch' in 'Milch' is soft, like in 'ich'.

Example

Einen Kaffee mit Milch, bitte.

A coffee with milk, please.

Words in this phrase

Milch

[milkh]

milk

Milk added to coffee or tea.

Example

Mit Milch schmeckt der Kaffee milder.

With milk, the coffee tastes milder.

bitte

[BIT-tuh]

please

A polite word meaning 'please' or sometimes 'you're welcome.'

Example

Bitte helfen Sie mir.

Please help me.

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