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How to Say ‘I don't have any money for the pizza.’ in German

Ich habe kein Geld für die Pizza.

ikh HAH-buh kain gelt fyr dee PIT-sah

[ikh HAH-buh kain gelt fyr dee PIT-sah]

Phrase Breakdown

Ich habe kein Geld

ikh HAH-buh kain gelt

I have no money

'kein' means 'no' or 'not any'. Say it as one rhythmic phrase.

Example

Ich habe kein Geld dabei.

I have no money on me.

Words in this phrase

Ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

habe

[HAH-buh]

have

Habe is the first-person singular of haben and helps form the perfect tense.

Example

Ich habe heute viel Arbeit.

I have a lot of work today.

kein

[kain]

Used to indicate negation or absence.

Example

Kein Tisch ist reserviert.

No table is reserved.

Geld

[gelt]

money

A neuter noun for money or cash.

Example

Ich brauche mehr Geld.

I need more money.

für die Pizza.

fyr dee PIT-sah

for the pizza.

Says what the money is for. 'zz' sounds like 'ts'.

Example

Hier ist Geld für die Pizza.

Here is money for the pizza.

Words in this phrase

für

[fyr]

for

A preposition indicating purpose or destination.

Example

Das ist für dich.

This is for you.

die

[dee]

the

Definite article used to specify something already known.

Example

Die Katze ist süß.

The cat is cute.

Pizza

[PIT-sah]

pizza

A feminine noun for the Italian dish.

Example

Die Pizza ist heiß.

The pizza is hot.

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