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How to Say ‘The latte has more milk and less foam.’ in German

Der Latte hat mehr Milch und weniger Schaum.

dair LAH-teh haht mehr milkh oont VAY-ni-ger showm

[dair LAH-teh haht mehr milkh oont VAY-ni-ger showm]

Phrase Breakdown

Der Latte hat

dair LAH-teh haht

The latte has

In German the latte is masculine ("der Latte"). "hat" means "has".

Example

Der Latte hat viel Milch.

The latte has a lot of milk.

Words in this phrase

Der

[dair]

the

Feminine article in the dative case, used after 'in' for location.

Example

Das steht in der Zeitung.

That's in the newspaper.

Latte

[LAH-teh]

latte

Espresso with lots of steamed milk; in Germany usually masculine.

Example

Ich trinke gern einen Latte.

I like drinking a latte.

hat

[haht]

has

Form of haben used to ask whether something has helped.

Example

Hat der Neustart etwas gebracht?

Has the restart helped at all?

mehr Milch

mehr milkh

more milk

"mehr" sounds like "mare". "Milch" ends in a soft "ch" sound, like a whispered "h".

Example

Bitte mehr Milch.

More milk, please.

Words in this phrase

mehr

[mehr]

A larger or additional quantity.

Example

Er brauchte keine Hilfe mehr.

He needed no more help.

Milch

[milkh]

milk

Milk added to coffee, tea, or some dishes.

Example

Wenn du schwarzen Kaffee willst, sag: Ohne Milch, bitte.

If you want black coffee, say: Without milk, please.

und weniger Schaum.

oont VAY-ni-ger showm

and less foam.

"weniger" means "less" (VAY-ni-ger). "Schaum" sounds like "showm".

Example

Einen Cappuccino mit weniger Schaum.

A cappuccino with less foam.

Words in this phrase

und

[oont]

and

A conjunction used to connect sentences or elements in a sentence.

Example

Und ich freue mich.

And I am happy.

weniger

[VAY-ni-ger]

less

Comparative of 'wenig' (little).

Example

Ich möchte weniger Zucker.

I would like less sugar.

Schaum

[showm]

foam

Masculine noun; here the milk froth on coffee.

Example

Der Cappuccino hat viel Schaum.

The cappuccino has a lot of foam.

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