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How to Say ‘A cake would be nice.’ in German

Ein Kuchen wäre lieb.

ine KOO-khen VEH-reh leep

[ine KOO-khen VEH-reh leep]

Phrase Breakdown

Ein Kuchen

ine KOO-khen

A cake

'Kuchen' is masculine. The 'ch' is a throaty sound, as in 'loch': 'KOO-khen'.

Example

Ich backe einen Kuchen.

I am baking a cake.

Words in this phrase

Ein

[ine]

The indefinite article 'ein'.

Example

Ich brauche ein Auto.

I need a car.

Kuchen

[KOO-khen]

cake

A cake, often ordered for birthdays or anniversaries in a restaurant.

Example

Zum Anlass möchten wir Einen kleinen Kuchen mit Kerzen.

For the occasion, we would like a small cake with candles.

wäre lieb.

VEH-reh leep

would be nice.

'wäre' means 'would be', a polite form. It sounds like 'VAIR-e'. 'lieb' means kind or nice and sounds like 'leep'.

Example

Das wäre lieb von dir.

That would be kind of you.

Words in this phrase

wäre

[VEH-reh]

would be

Conditional form of 'sein' used to sound polite and less direct.

Example

Ein Tisch am Fenster Wäre schön.

A table by the window would be nice.

lieb

[leep]

kind; sweet; nice

An adjective used to describe someone or something as kind, sweet, or nice.

Example

Das ist lieb von dir.

That is kind of you.

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