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How to Say ‘I'd like two Berliners, please.’ in German

Ich hätte gern zwei Berliner, bitte.

ikh HET-uh gairn tsvy bair-LEE-ner BIT-eh

[ikh HET-uh gairn tsvy bair-LEE-ner BIT-eh]

Phrase Breakdown

Ich hätte gern

ikh HET-uh gairn

I would like

This is a polite way to order. Say it smoothly as one unit.

Example

Ich hätte gern ein Brötchen.

I'd like a bread roll.

Words in this phrase

Ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

hätte

[HET-uh]

would have

A conditional phrase indicating possibility.

Example

Er hätte es besser machen können.

He could have done it better.

gern

[gairn]

gladly (with hätte: would like)

Used with 'hätte' to politely say what you would like.

Example

Ich hätte gern einen Tee.

I would like a tea.

zwei Berliner, bitte.

tsvy bair-LEE-ner BIT-eh

two jam doughnuts, please.

A 'Berliner' is a filled doughnut that is popular at Carnival. Stress it like this: ber-LEE-ner. 'bitte' means 'please'.

Example

Drei Brezeln, bitte.

Three pretzels, please.

Words in this phrase

zwei

[tsvy]

two

The number 2.

Example

Wir sind zwei Personen.

We are two people.

Berliner

[bair-LEE-ner]

Berliner (jam doughnut)

A round deep-fried doughnut, usually filled with jam, very popular at carnival.

Example

Der Berliner ist mit Zucker bestreut.

The Berliner is sprinkled with sugar.

bitte

[BIT-eh]

please

Polite word for requests.

Example

Einen Moment, bitte.

One moment, please.

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