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How to Say ‘Rather in front of the pharmacy?’ in German

Lieber vor der Apotheke?

LEE-ber for dair ah-po-TAY-kuh

[LEE-ber for dair ah-po-TAY-kuh]

💬 Usage Tip: lieber means "rather" or "preferably" and is a soft way to suggest an alternative. It also works for choices: Lieber Bier? "Rather a beer?"

Phrase Breakdown

Lieber

[LEE-ber]

rather / preferably

Expresses a preference between options.

Example

Ich trinke lieber Tee.

I'd rather drink tea.

vor der Apotheke?

for dair ah-po-TAY-kuh

in front of the pharmacy?

Dative after 'vor' for location. Let your voice rise at the end for the question.

Example

Das Auto steht vor der Apotheke.

The car is in front of the pharmacy.

Words in this phrase

vor

[for]

in front of

Preposition of place; with dative it means 'in front of'.

Example

Ich stehe vor dem Café.

I'm standing in front of the café.

der

[dair]

the

Feminine article in the dative case, used after 'in' for location.

Example

Das steht in der Zeitung.

That's in the newspaper.

Apotheke

[ah-po-TAY-kuh]

pharmacy

Feminine noun 'die Apotheke'; a pharmacy, marked with a red A sign in Germany.

Example

Die Apotheke ist an der Ecke.

The pharmacy is on the corner.

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