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How to Say ‘Just hold the card here.’ in German

Halten Sie die Karte einfach hier dran.

HAL-ten zee dee KAR-teh INE-fakh heer drahn

[HAL-ten zee dee KAR-teh INE-fakh heer drahn]

💬 Usage Tip: einfach usually means "simple", but here it softens an instruction like "just": Kommen Sie einfach rein "Just come in".

Phrase Breakdown

Halten Sie die Karte

HAL-ten zee dee KAR-teh

Hold the card

This is a polite command: the verb comes first, then 'Sie' (formal 'you'). 'Die Karte' is the object.

Example

Halten Sie die Tür, bitte.

Hold the door, please.

Words in this phrase

Halten

[HAL-ten]

hold

Verb meaning to hold something in a position.

Example

Halten Sie bitte die Tasse.

Please hold the cup.

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.

die

[dee]

the

Definite article used to specify something already known.

Example

Die Katze ist süß.

The cat is cute.

Karte

[KAR-teh]

card

Short for a bank or credit card; feminine noun (die Karte).

Example

Ich habe meine Karte vergessen.

I forgot my card.

einfach hier dran.

INE-fakh heer drahn

simply up to here.

'Einfach' means 'simply/just'. 'Hier dran' means 'against here', as when you hold a card to a contactless reader.

Example

Halten Sie das Handy einfach hier dran.

Just hold the phone up to here.

Words in this phrase

einfach

[INE-fakh]

just

Softens a suggestion, meaning 'just go ahead and'.

Example

Komm einfach vorbei.

Just come by.

hier

[heer]

here

Refers to this place, such as the current event or location.

Example

Es ist gut, hier neue Leute kennenzulernen.

It is good to meet new people here.

dran

[drahn]

against it, to it

Short for 'daran'; here meaning holding something up against a device.

Example

Halte dein Handy dran.

Hold your phone against it.

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