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How to Say ‘Then you get seven euros back.’ in German

Dann bekommen Sie sieben Euro zurück.

dan beh-KOH-men zee ZEE-ben OY-roh tsoo-RUK

[dan beh-KOH-men zee ZEE-ben OY-roh tsoo-RUK]

💬 Usage Tip: zurückbekommen "to get back" splits in a sentence, and zurück goes to the very end. Same with zurückgeben "give back": Ich gebe Ihnen fünf Euro zurück.

Phrase Breakdown

Dann bekommen Sie

dan beh-KOH-men zee

Then you get

'bekommen' means 'to get/receive', not 'become'. Stress the middle syllable: be-KOM-men.

Example

Dann bekommen Sie eine Quittung.

Then you get a receipt.

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.

bekommen

[beh-KOH-men]

get; receive

"Bekommen" means "to get" or "to receive" and is common in polite requests.

Example

Bekommen wir noch einen Tisch für zwei?

Can we still get a table for two?

Sie

[zee]

You (formal)

Formal second-person pronoun.

Example

Denken Sie, dass Netzwerken wichtig ist?

Do you think networking is important?

sieben Euro zurück.

ZEE-ben OY-roh tsoo-RUK

seven euros back.

'zurück' means 'back' and goes at the end. It is tsoo-RÜK, with stress on the second syllable.

Example

Ich bekomme sieben Euro zurück.

I get seven euros back.

Words in this phrase

sieben

[ZEE-ben]

seven

The number seven; often used when giving a reservation time.

Example

Die Reservierung ist um sieben für den Jahrestag.

The reservation is at seven for the anniversary.

Euro

[OY-roh]

euro

The currency used in Germany; used when saying how much a drink costs.

Example

Ein Espresso mit laktosefreier Milch kostet drei Euro.

An espresso with lactose-free milk costs three euros.

zurück

[tsoo-RUK]

back

To return to a previous place or condition.

Example

Er kommt morgen zurück.

He is coming back tomorrow.

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