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How to Say ‘Two hundred grams of cheese, please.’ in German

Zweihundert Gramm Käse, bitte.

TSVY-hoon-dert grahm KAY-zeh BIT-tuh

[TSVY-hoon-dert grahm KAY-zeh BIT-tuh]

🇩🇪 In Germany: At a German cheese or deli counter, ordering by grams like this is normal. You can also ask for Scheiben "slices", or say Darf's ein bisschen mehr sein? "Can it be a bit more?" if they ask.

Phrase Breakdown

Zweihundert Gramm

TSVY-hoon-dert grahm

Two hundred grams

'Zwei' starts with 'ts'. 'Gramm' stays singular after numbers.

Example

Zweihundert Gramm Schinken, bitte.

Two hundred grams of ham, please.

Words in this phrase

Zweihundert

[TSVY-hoon-dert]

two hundred

The number 200, written as one word.

Example

Das kostet zweihundert Euro.

That costs two hundred euros.

Gramm

[grahm]

grams

Small unit of weight; stays the same in the plural.

Example

Ich brauche hundert Gramm Butter.

I need a hundred grams of butter.

Käse, bitte.

KAY-zeh BIT-tuh

of cheese, please.

'Käse' means 'cheese'. The 'ä' sounds like the 'e' in 'bed', but longer.

Example

Ein Brot mit Käse, bitte.

A sandwich with cheese, please.

Words in this phrase

Käse

[KAY-zeh]

cheese

Masculine noun: der Käse.

Example

Der Käse schmeckt gut.

The cheese tastes good.

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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