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How to Say ‘Give it to me, please.’ in German

Gib sie mir, bitte.

gip zee meer BIT-teh

[gip zee meer BIT-teh]

💬 Usage Tip: When you tell a friend to do something, du gibst shrinks to just gib. Likewise, du nimmst becomes nimm! "take!"

Phrase Breakdown

Gib sie mir,

gip zee meer

Give it/them to me,

'Gib' is the informal command form of 'geben' (to give). 'Sie' (lowercase) means 'her', 'it' for a feminine noun, or 'them'. 'Mir' means 'to me'. Say it as one smooth unit: 'GIP zee meer'. The final 'b' in 'Gib' sounds like a 'p'.

Example

Gib sie mir, ich halte sie.

Give it to me, I'll hold it.

Words in this phrase

Gib

[gip]

give (command)

Informal imperative of 'geben'.

Example

Gib mir das Salz!

Give me the salt!

sie

[zee]

it / her

Accusative pronoun for a feminine noun, here meaning 'it'.

Example

Wo ist die Brille? Ich suche sie.

Where are the glasses? I'm looking for them.

mir

[meer]

to me

Dative pronoun used to show that something matters or happens to the speaker.

Example

Mir ist eine offene Kommunikation besonders wichtig.

Open communication is especially important to me.

bitte.

BIT-teh

please.

'Bitte' means 'please' and softens the command. Stress the first syllable: 'BIT-teh'. The final 'e' is a short, relaxed 'uh' sound.

Example

Ein Wasser, bitte.

A water, please.

Words in this phrase

bitte

[BIT-teh]

please

Bitte is used to make requests polite; it can also mean you're welcome.

Example

Kommen Sie bitte herein.

Please come in.

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