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How to Say ‘Do you also have Galani?’ in German

Haben Sie auch Galani?

hah-ben zee owkh gah-LAH-nee

[hah-ben zee owkh gah-LAH-nee]

🇩🇪 In Germany: Galani are thin fried pastry strips dusted with icing sugar, an Italian Carnival treat. Many German bakeries sell them in bags in the weeks before Lent.

Phrase Breakdown

Haben Sie auch

hah-ben zee owkh

Do you also have

This is a polite question with formal 'Sie'. The verb 'haben' comes first in yes/no questions. 'auch' means 'also'.

Example

Haben Sie auch Brot?

Do you also have bread?

Words in this phrase

Haben

[hah-ben]

have

To possess or hold something.

Example

Ich habe ein Buch.

I have a book.

Sie

[zee]

you

The formal 'you' used in polite professional conversations.

Example

Ich freue mich, Sie hier auf der Jobmesse zu sehen.

I am pleased to see you here at the job fair.

auch

[owkh]

also / too

Used to say also or too when returning a wish or adding something.

Example

Auch nach dem Karriereevent sollten wir in Kontakt bleiben.

We should stay in touch after the career event too.

Galani?

gah-LAH-nee

Galani (fried carnival pastries)?

Galani are thin, crispy fried pastries dusted with sugar and eaten at Carnival. Stress the middle syllable: ga-LA-ni.

Example

Galani sind sehr lecker.

Galani are very tasty.

Words in this phrase

Galani

[gah-LAH-nee]

Galani (carnival fritters)

Thin, crispy fried pastry strips dusted with powdered sugar, an Italian-style carnival treat.

Example

Galani sind dünn und knusprig.

Galani are thin and crispy.

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