How do you say "With milk or sugar?" in German?

"With milk or sugar?" in German is "Mit Milch oder Zucker?". This phrase is commonly used in Germany.

What does "Mit Milch oder Zucker?" mean in English?

"Mit Milch oder Zucker?" means "With milk or sugar?" in English.

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How to Say ‘With milk or sugar?’ in German

Mit Milch oder Zucker?

mit milkh OH-der TSOO-ker

[mit milkh OH-der TSOO-ker]

🇩🇪 In Germany: In real café talk, this often means "Do you want milk or sugar with it?" even though the full sentence is shorter in German than in English.

Phrase Breakdown

Mit Milch

mit milkh

with milk

Asks whether milk should be added.

Example

Kaffee mit Milch.

Coffee with milk.

Words in this phrase

Mit

[mit]

with

Used to ask what should be added to the drink.

Example

Trinken Sie den Kaffee mit Milch?

Do you drink the coffee with milk?

Milch

[milkh]

milk

A common addition to coffee.

Example

Ich nehme meinen Kaffee mit Milch.

I take my coffee with milk.

Oder Zucker

OH-der TSOO-ker

or sugar

Offers sugar as the alternative/addition.

Example

Mit Zucker oder ohne?

With sugar or without?

Words in this phrase

oder

[OH-der]

Connects two options in a question.

Example

Mit Milch oder ohne Milch?

With milk or without milk?

Zucker

[TSOO-ker]

sugar

A sweetener often offered with coffee.

Example

Möchten Sie Zucker im Kaffee?

Would you like sugar in the coffee?

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