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How to Say ‘I'd like five percent more.’ in German

Ich hätte gern fünf Prozent mehr.

ikh HET-uh gairn fuenf pro-TSENT mehr

[ikh HET-uh gairn fuenf pro-TSENT mehr]

Phrase Breakdown

Ich hätte gern

ikh HET-uh gairn

I would like

This is a polite request form.

Example

Ich hätte gern die Rechnung.

I'd like the bill.

Words in this phrase

Ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

hätte

[HET-uh]

would have

A conditional phrase indicating possibility.

Example

Er hätte es besser machen können.

He could have done it better.

gern

[gairn]

gladly (with hätte: would like)

Used with 'hätte' to politely say what you would like.

Example

Ich hätte gern einen Tee.

I would like a tea.

fünf Prozent mehr.

fuenf pro-TSENT mehr

five percent more

This is the object of the wish. 'mehr' means more.

Example

Das kostet fünf Prozent mehr.

That costs five percent more.

Words in this phrase

fünf

[fuenf]

five

The number 5.

Example

Ich habe fünf Euro.

I have five euros.

Prozent

[pro-TSENT]

percent

Neuter noun for a hundredth part; stays the same in plural.

Example

Zehn Prozent sind genug.

Ten percent is enough.

mehr

[mehr]

A larger or additional quantity.

Example

Er brauchte keine Hilfe mehr.

He needed no more help.

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