How to Say ‘Can you tell me something?’ in German
Können Sie mir etwas erzählen?
KUH-nen ZEE MEER ET-vahs er-TSAY-len
[KUH-nen ZEE MEER ET-vahs er-TSAY-len]
💬 Usage Tip: erzählen often takes both a person and a topic: mir etwas erzählen + über .... You can reuse it with other topics, like Können Sie mir etwas über das Team erzählen?
🇩🇪 In Germany: This is polite and natural at a booth or networking event, especially if you want to invite the other person to talk without sounding demanding.
Phrase Breakdown
Können
[KUH-nen]
can
To be able to.
Kannst du das für mich tun?
Can you do that for me?
Sie
[ZEE]
you
Formal second-person pronoun.
Glauben Sie mir?
Do you believe me?
mir
[MEER]
me
The person speaking or writing.
Was gibst du mir?
What will you give me?
etwas
[ET-vahs]
something
An unspecified thing.
Wo ist etwas zu essen?
Where is something to eat?
erzählen
[er-TSAY-len]
tell
To convey information.
Erzählen Sie mir bitte mehr.
Please tell me more.
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