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How to Say ‘A liter of beer, please.’ in German

Eine Maß Bier, bitte.

EYE-nuh mahss beer BIT-eh

[EYE-nuh mahss beer BIT-eh]

💬 Usage Tip: No word for "of" is needed between the measure and the drink. Swap in another order: ein Glas Wasser "a glass of water".

🇩🇪 In Germany: At Oktoberfest beer comes only by the litre, so this is the standard order. Asking for something smaller usually isn't an option in the tents.

Phrase Breakdown

Eine Maß Bier,

EYE-nuh mahss beer

A liter of beer,

'Maß' is the Bavarian one-liter beer mug. It has a long 'a', like 'mahss'.

Example

Ich trinke eine Maß Bier.

I'm drinking a liter of beer.

Words in this phrase

Eine

[EYE-nuh]

a; an; one

Feminine form of the indefinite article, used before singular feminine nouns.

Example

Eine offene Kultur ist mir bei einem Unternehmen wichtig.

An open culture is important to me in a company.

Maß

[mahss]

litre mug (of beer)

Bavarian feminine noun for a one-litre beer mug, typical at Oktoberfest.

Example

Zwei Maß, bitte!

Two litres of beer, please!

Bier

[beer]

beer

Neuter noun for the popular alcoholic drink.

Example

Das Bier hier ist sehr gut.

The beer here is very good.

bitte.

BIT-eh

please.

Add it to any request to be polite. Say it 'BIT-teh'.

Example

Ein Wasser, bitte.

A water, please.

Words in this phrase

bitte

[BIT-eh]

please

Polite word for requests.

Example

Einen Moment, bitte.

One moment, please.

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