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How to Say ‘But we still have’ in German

Wir hätten aber noch

veer HET-ten AH-behr nohkh

[veer HET-ten AH-behr nohkh]

💬 Usage Tip: hätten literally means "would have". Staff use it to offer alternatives more softly than haben "have".

Phrase Breakdown

Wir hätten

veer HET-ten

We would have

'hätten' is the subjunctive and makes an offer sound polite. Say 'ä' like the 'e' in 'bed'.

Example

Wir hätten gern zwei Tee.

We'd like two teas.

Words in this phrase

Wir

[veer]

Pronoun for a group including the speaker.

Example

Wir arbeiten gern zusammen.

We like working together.

hätten

[HET-ten]

would have

Polite subjunctive form used to ask about preferences or wishes.

Example

Hätten Sie einen Wunsch? ist eine sehr höfliche Frage im Restaurant.

Would you have a preference? is a very polite question in a restaurant.

aber noch

AH-behr nohkh

but still

Together these mean 'but we still have'. 'noch' ends in a throaty 'ch'.

Example

Es gibt aber noch Kuchen.

But there's still cake.

Words in this phrase

aber

[AH-behr]

But

Used to introduce a contrast or exception.

Example

Ich würde gehen, aber es regnet.

I would go, but it is raining.

noch

[nohkh]

Still

Refers to continuing in time.

Example

Ich bin noch am Arbeiten.

I am still working.

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