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How to Say ‘I'll send it today.’ in German

Ich schicke ihn heute noch.

ikh SHIK-uh een hoin-te nokh

[ikh SHIK-uh een hoin-te nokh]

💬 Usage Tip: German often uses the present tense for promises about the near future, so there's no need for a separate "will" word. ich schicke alone covers "I'll send".

Phrase Breakdown

Ich schicke ihn

ikh SHIK-uh een

I'll send it

Say 'SHIK-ke' with a short 'i'. 'ihn' sounds like 'een'.

Example

Ich schicke ihn sofort.

I'll send it right away.

Words in this phrase

Ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

schicke

[SHIK-uh]

send

Verb used for sending messages, emails, or files.

Example

Ich schicke dir die Einladung heute Abend.

I will send you the invitation this evening.

ihn

[een]

him/it

Used to refer to a previously mentioned noun, both objects and people.

Example

Schenkst du ihn mir? Ich meine den Cocktail.

Are you giving it to me? I mean the cocktail.

heute noch.

hoin-te nokh

today still (later today).

'heute noch' means 'before today is over'. 'heute' is said 'HOY-te'.

Example

Ich rufe heute noch an.

I'll call later today.

Words in this phrase

heute

[hoin-te]

today

On this present day.

Example

Heute zieh' ich zum letzten Mal um.

Today I am moving for the last time.

noch

[nokh]

still (this very day)

With a time word, 'noch' stresses that something happens before that time ends.

Example

Ich rufe heute noch an.

I'll call later today.

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