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How to Say ‘Should I get us something?’ in German

Soll ich uns was holen?

zoll ikh oons vas HOH-len

[zoll ikh oons vas HOH-len]

💬 Usage Tip: Soll ich ...? is the go-to way to offer to do something. Try Soll ich dir helfen? "Should I help you?".

Phrase Breakdown

Soll ich uns

zoll ikh oons

Shall I ... us

'Soll ich' is used to offer help: 'shall I'. 'Soll' starts with a 'z' sound. Link 'soll ich' smoothly.

Example

Soll ich uns helfen?

Shall I help us?

Words in this phrase

Soll

[zoll]

should

Used to offer help or ask whether the speaker should do something.

Example

Soll ich eine Kerze vorbereiten?

Should I prepare a candle?

ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

uns

[oons]

us; to us

Dative form meaning how things are for us.

Example

Uns geht es gut, danke, und euch?

We are doing well, thank you, and you?

was holen?

vas HOH-len

get something?

In casual speech, 'was' is short for 'etwas' (something). 'holen' has a long 'o': 'HOH-len'.

Example

Ich gehe was holen.

I'll go get something.

Words in this phrase

was

[vas]

something

Colloquial short form of 'etwas'.

Example

Ich muss dir was sagen.

I have to tell you something.

holen

[HOH-len]

to get, to fetch

Verb meaning to go and get something and bring it back.

Example

Ich hole noch ein Bier.

I'll get another beer.

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