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How to Say ‘I'll quickly get the drinks.’ in German

Ich hole schnell die Drinks.

ikh HOH-leh shnel dee drinks

[ikh HOH-leh shnel dee drinks]

💬 Usage Tip: German often uses the present tense for things you're about to do: Ich hole means "I'll get". No extra word for "will" is needed.

Phrase Breakdown

Ich hole schnell

ikh HOH-leh shnel

I'll quickly get

'holen' means to fetch or get. The present tense often expresses the near future. 'schn' starts with 'sh'.

Example

Ich hole schnell meine Jacke.

I'll quickly get my jacket.

Words in this phrase

Ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

hole

[HOH-leh]

(I) get / fetch

'ich' form of 'holen', to go and get something.

Example

Ich hole meine Jacke.

I'll get my jacket.

schnell

[shnel]

quickly

Describes doing something fast, such as contacting someone without delay.

Example

Dann können wir uns schnell erreichen.

Then we can reach each other quickly.

die Drinks.

dee drinks

the drinks

'Drinks' is a casual English loanword (more standard: 'Getränke'). Roll or growl the 'r' lightly.

Example

Wer bezahlt die Drinks?

Who's paying for the drinks?

Words in this phrase

die

[dee]

the

Definite article used to specify something already known.

Example

Die Katze ist süß.

The cat is cute.

Drinks

[drinks]

drinks

Plural of 'Drink', a borrowed English word, often for cocktails.

Example

Die Drinks hier sind teuer.

The drinks here are expensive.

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