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How to Say ‘I'll pay for the pizza’ in German

Die Pizza bezahle ich

dee PIT-sah beh-TSAH-leh ikh

[dee PIT-sah beh-TSAH-leh ikh]

💬 Usage Tip: Putting die Pizza first stresses it, but the verb still stays in second place, so ich moves after it. bezahlen takes the thing directly, with no word for "for".

Phrase Breakdown

Die Pizza

dee PIT-sah

The pizza

The object comes first for emphasis. Say PIT-sa.

Example

Die Pizza ist heiß.

The pizza is hot.

Words in this phrase

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

Wir bestellen eine Pizza.

We order a pizza.

bezahle ich

beh-TSAH-leh ikh

I will pay for

The verb stays in second position, so 'ich' follows it. Stress be-TSAH-le.

Example

Den Kaffee bezahle ich.

I'll pay for the coffee.

Words in this phrase

bezahle

[beh-TSAH-leh]

pay (for)

First person singular of 'bezahlen', to pay.

Example

Ich bezahle mit Karte.

I pay by card.

ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

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