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How to Say ‘He'll surely have a little glass with us then.’ in German

Da trinkt er bestimmt ein Gläschen mit.

dah trinkt air be-SHTIMT ine GLAYS-khen mit

[dah trinkt air be-SHTIMT ine GLAYS-khen mit]

💬 Usage Tip: mit at the very end belongs to the verb mittrinken "drink along", which splits apart in a sentence. Same with mitkommen: er kommt mit "he's coming along".

🇩🇪 In Germany: Bringing wine or schnapps the father-in-law likes, then sharing ein Gläschen with him, is a classic warm gesture. The small word downplays the drinking as friendly and modest.

Phrase Breakdown

Da trinkt er bestimmt

dah trinkt air be-SHTIMT

Then he'll surely drink

'Da' here means 'then' or 'on that occasion'. 'bestimmt' means 'surely'. Stress 'STIMMT'.

Example

Da kommt er bestimmt.

He'll surely come then.

Words in this phrase

[dah]

there / then

Here da refers to that time or situation, meaning then or at that time.

Example

Ich bin da schon verplant.

I’m already busy then.

trinkt

[trinkt]

drinks

Third person singular of 'trinken', to drink.

Example

Sie trinkt gern Tee.

She likes drinking tea.

[air]

Third-person singular masculine pronoun; also used for masculine nouns.

Example

Er spielt gern Fußball.

He likes playing football.

bestimmt

[be-SHTIMT]

certainly, surely

Adverb expressing strong likelihood.

Example

Das klappt bestimmt.

That will surely work.

ein Gläschen mit.

ine GLAYS-khen mit

a little glass along (with us).

'Gläschen' is the diminutive of 'Glas': 'GLAYS-chen'. 'mittrinken' means to drink along with others.

Example

Trinkst du ein Gläschen mit?

Will you have a little glass with us?

Words in this phrase

ein

[ine]

a; an

The article used before the masculine noun "Schuss."

Example

In „Wow, was für ein Schuss!“ steht „ein“ vor „Schuss“.

In "Wow, what a shot!", "ein" comes before "Schuss."

Gläschen

[GLAYS-khen]

little glass

Diminutive of 'Glas'; often a small glass of wine.

Example

Ein Gläschen Sekt?

A little glass of sparkling wine?

mit

[mit]

along / with

This separable particle completes the idea of 'taking something along'.

Example

Nehmt die Ladegeräte mit ins Studio.

Take the chargers along into the studio.

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