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How to Say ‘Come in, give me your jacket.’ in German

Komm rein, gib mir deine Jacke.

komm rine gip meer DINE-duh YAH-keh

[komm rine gip meer DINE-duh YAH-keh]

🇩🇪 In Germany: Hosts usually take your coat right away. In many German homes you may also be offered slippers, or be expected to take your shoes off.

Phrase Breakdown

Komm rein,

komm rine

Come in,

An informal command. 'Rein' is short for 'herein' (in) and rhymes with 'mine'.

Example

Komm rein, es ist kalt.

Come in, it's cold.

Words in this phrase

Komm

[komm]

Come

Used to invite someone to join or accompany.

Example

Komm bitte hierher.

Please come here.

rein

[rine]

in (inside)

Colloquial short form of 'herein', meaning into a place.

Example

Kommt doch rein!

Do come in!

gib mir deine Jacke.

gip meer DINE-duh YAH-keh

give me your jacket.

'Gib' is the informal command form of 'geben'. 'Jacke' starts with a 'y' sound: YAK-ke.

Example

Gib mir deine Hand.

Give me your hand.

Words in this phrase

gib

[gip]

give (command)

Informal imperative of 'geben'.

Example

Gib mir das Salz!

Give me the salt!

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.

deine

[DINE-duh]

your

Belonging to or associated with you.

Example

Ist das dein Auto?

Is that your car?

Jacke

[YAH-keh]

jacket

A feminine noun for a short coat.

Example

Die Jacke ist warm.

The jacket is warm.

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