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How to Say ‘Please tell me’ in German

Erzählen Sie mir bitte

air-tsehh-len ZEE meer BIT-tuh

[air-tsehh-len ZEE meer BIT-tuh]

💬 Usage Tip: To say who you tell, use mir "me", not mich. Same with Sagen Sie mir "tell me" and Zeigen Sie mir "show me".

Phrase Breakdown

Erzählen Sie

air-tsehh-len ZEE

Tell (formal)

This is the formal imperative of 'erzählen' (to tell). Stress the 'zäh' syllable.

Example

Erzählen Sie etwas über sich.

Tell us something about yourself.

Words in this phrase

Erzählen

[air-tsehh-len]

tell

To communicate information, a story, etc.

Example

Ich erzähle eine Geschichte.

I tell a story.

Sie

[ZEE]

You (formal)

Formal way to address someone.

Example

Sind Sie bereit zu bestellen?

Are you ready to order?

mir bitte

meer BIT-tuh

me, please

'mir' is the dative of 'ich'. 'bitte' softens the request.

Example

Geben Sie mir bitte das Buch.

Please give me the book.

Words in this phrase

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-tuh]

please

A polite word meaning 'please,' and sometimes also 'you're welcome.'

Example

Bitte sagt mir den Termin.

Please tell me the date.

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