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How to Say ‘Please drive to number 12.’ in German

Bitte fahren Sie bis Nummer 12.

BIT-tuh FAH-ren zee biss NOOM-er tsvoolf

[BIT-tuh FAH-ren zee biss NOOM-er tsvoolf]

🇩🇪 In Germany: Polite but firm, which is the right tone here. You're entitled to be taken to the address you gave.

Phrase Breakdown

Bitte fahren Sie

BIT-tuh FAH-ren zee

please drive

This is the polite command form, with the verb before 'Sie'. Pause slightly after 'Sie'.

Example

Bitte fahren Sie geradeaus.

Please drive straight ahead.

Words in this phrase

Bitte

[BIT-tuh]

please

A polite word used in requests. It softens commands and questions.

Example

Schicken Sie bitte morgen die IBAN.

Please send the IBAN tomorrow.

fahren

[FAH-ren]

to drive / to go / to travel

A common verb for moving by vehicle or going somewhere.

Example

Wir fahren heute nicht über die Hauptstraße.

We are not driving via the main street today.

Sie

[zee]

you (formal)

Formal second person pronoun.

Example

Können Sie mir zeigen?

Can you show me?

bis Nummer 12.

biss NOOM-er tsvoolf

up to number 12

'bis' gives the end point. 'Nummer' has a short 'u'. Say 12 as 'zwölf'.

Example

Wir laufen bis Nummer 20.

We walk up to number 20.

Words in this phrase

bis

[biss]

until / up to

Shows a deadline limit in time.

Example

Bis 24 Stunden vorher ist die Absage kostenlos.

Until 24 hours beforehand, the cancellation is free of charge.

Nummer

[NOOM-er]

number

Feminine noun; often means a phone number in casual talk.

Example

Meine Nummer ist neu.

My number is new.

12.

[tsvoolf]

House number in the address.

Example

Die Wohnung ist in 12.

The apartment is at number 12.

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