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How to Say ‘And your date of birth, please?’ in German

Und Ihr Geburtsdatum, bitte?

oont eer geh-BOORTS-dah-toom BIT-teh

[oont eer geh-BOORTS-dah-toom BIT-teh]

🇩🇪 In Germany: Practices check your date of birth to find your file. Have it ready right after your name.

Phrase Breakdown

Und Ihr Geburtsdatum,

oont eer geh-BOORTS-dah-toom

And your date of birth,

'Geburtsdatum' means date of birth. Stress the 'burts' syllable: ge-BURTS-da-tum.

Example

Wie ist Ihr Geburtsdatum?

What is your date of birth?

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.

Ihr

[eer]

your (formal)

Possessive for the formal 'Sie', written with a capital I.

Example

Ist das Ihr Auto?

Is that your car?

Geburtsdatum

[geh-BOORTS-dah-toom]

date of birth

The day, month and year someone was born; often asked for identification.

Example

Bitte schreiben Sie Ihr Geburtsdatum hier.

Please write your date of birth here.

bitte?

BIT-teh

please?

Makes the request polite. Let your voice rise at the end, as in a question.

Example

Ihren Namen, bitte?

Your name, please?

Words in this phrase

bitte

[BIT-teh]

please

Polite word used in requests and answers.

Example

Für vier Personen, bitte, wenn möglich.

For four people, please, if possible.

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