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How to Say ‘Would you like some more goose?’ in German

Möchtest du noch etwas Gans?

MURKH-test doo nokh EHT-vahs gahns

[MURKH-test doo nokh EHT-vahs gahns]

🇩🇪 In Germany: Roast goose is the classic Christmas Day meal in many German homes. Expect hosts to offer seconds more than once.

Phrase Breakdown

Möchtest du

MURKH-test doo

would you like

This is a polite, informal way to offer something. Round your lips for 'ö', and say 'ch' softly, like a hissing 'h'.

Example

Möchtest du einen Kaffee?

Would you like a coffee?

Words in this phrase

Möchtest

[MURKH-test]

would you like

The 'du' form of 'möchten', a polite way to say what someone wants.

Example

Möchtest du mitkommen?

Would you like to come along?

[doo]

you

The pronoun 'du' in nominative form.

Example

Du bist schön.

You are beautiful.

noch etwas Gans?

nokh EHT-vahs gahns

some more goose?

This is what is being offered. Let your voice rise at the end, because it is a question.

Example

Gibt es noch etwas Gans?

Is there any more goose?

Words in this phrase

noch

[nokh]

another / still

Adds the idea of one more thing.

Example

Ich habe noch einen Vorschlag für unser Treffen.

I still have another suggestion for our meeting.

etwas

[EHT-vahs]

some

Indicates an unspecified amount or quantity.

Example

Ich habe etwas Geld.

I have some money.

Gans

[gahns]

goose

A large bird; roast goose is a traditional German Christmas dinner.

Example

Wir essen an Weihnachten Gans.

We eat goose at Christmas.

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