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How to Say ‘I'll bring you the cappuccino in a moment.’ in German

Ich bring Ihnen den Cappuccino gleich.

ikh bring EE-nen DEHN kah-poo-chee-noh glykh

[ikh bring EE-nen DEHN kah-poo-chee-noh glykh]

🇩🇪 In Germany: In many cafés you order and pay at the counter, and if you're staying, staff will bring the drink to your table.

Phrase Breakdown

Ich bring Ihnen

ikh bring EE-nen

I'll bring you

Casual 'bring' plus the formal 'Ihnen' (to you). The present tense here refers to the near future.

Example

Ich bring Ihnen Wasser.

I'll bring you water.

Words in this phrase

Ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

bring

[bring]

bring

Spoken short form of 'bringe'.

Example

Ich bring dir Wasser.

I'll bring you water.

Ihnen

[EE-nen]

you (formal, dative)

The formal 'you' in the dative case, used in polite professional situations.

Example

Darf ich Ihnen eine Frage zur Kultur im Unternehmen stellen?

May I ask you a question about the culture in the company?

den Cappuccino gleich.

DEHN kah-poo-chee-noh glykh

the cappuccino right away.

'gleich' means 'in a moment'. It sounds like 'glysh', with a soft 'ch'.

Example

Ich komme gleich.

I'll be right there.

Words in this phrase

den

[DEHN]

The (accusative form)

Defines a specific object in the accusative case.

Example

Ich nehme den Cappuccino.

I'll take the cappuccino.

Cappuccino

[kah-poo-chee-noh]

cappuccino

A coffee drink made with espresso and topped with foamed milk.

Example

Ein Cappuccino wäre toll.

A cappuccino would be great.

gleich

[glykh]

right away / in a moment

"Gleich" means very soon, in a moment, or right away.

Example

Ich rufe den Vermieter an und melde mich gleich.

I’ll call the landlord and get back to you in a moment.

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