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How to Say ‘I'll stop the meter and wait here.’ in German

Ich halte die Uhr an und warte hier.

ikh HAL-teh dee oor an oont VAR-tuh heer

[ikh HAL-teh dee oor an oont VAR-tuh heer]

🇩🇪 In Germany: Stopping the meter while you get cash is a fair offer. If a driver keeps it running, you can politely ask them to stop it.

Phrase Breakdown

Ich halte die Uhr an

ikh HAL-teh dee oor an

I'll stop the meter

This uses the separable verb 'anhalten'. Keep 'an' at the end of this part.

Example

Ich halte die Uhr an, okay?

I'll stop the meter, okay?

Words in this phrase

Ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

halte

[HAL-teh]

stop (with 'an')

'anhalten' is separable: to stop or pause.

Example

Ich halte hier an.

I'm stopping here.

die

[dee]

the

Definite article used to specify something already known.

Example

Die Katze ist süß.

The cat is cute.

Uhr

[oor]

meter / clock

Here the taxi meter that counts the fare.

Example

Die Uhr läuft schon.

The meter is already running.

[an]

(separable prefix)

Prefix of 'anhalten', placed at the end.

Example

Der Bus hält gleich an.

The bus is about to stop.

und warte hier.

oont VAR-tuh heer

and wait here

'Warte' is 'I wait'. The 'w' sounds like an English 'v': 'VAR-tuh heer'.

Example

Ich warte hier auf dich.

I'm waiting here for you.

Words in this phrase

und

[oont]

and

A conjunction used to connect sentences or elements in a sentence.

Example

Und ich freue mich.

And I am happy.

warte

[VAR-tuh]

am waiting

From warten; used when you are waiting for something or someone.

Example

Ich warte auf meinen Freund, und warte means am waiting.

I am waiting for my friend, and warte means am waiting.

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.

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