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How to Say ‘We would also like’ in German

Hätten wir auch gern

HET-ten veer owkh gehrn

[HET-ten veer owkh gehrn]

💬 Usage Tip: German often puts the thing you want first and the verb later: [Einen kleinen Kuchen hätten wir auch gern]. You can swap in other items the same way: [Eine Flasche Wasser hätten wir auch gern].

Phrase Breakdown

Hätten

[HET-ten]

would have

Polite subjunctive form of haben, commonly used when ordering or requesting something.

Example

Einen kleinen Kuchen hätten wir auch gern zum Jubiläum.

We would also like a small cake for the anniversary.

wir

[veer]

we

Personal pronoun for the speaker and other people in the group.

Example

Einen kleinen Kuchen hätten wir auch gern.

We would also like a small cake.

auch

[owkh]

also

Adds another request or item in addition to something already mentioned.

Example

Einen kleinen Kuchen hätten wir auch gern.

We would also like a small cake.

gern

[gehrn]

gladly

A polite word showing that something is wanted or appreciated; in requests it often means would like.

Example

Einen kleinen Kuchen hätten wir auch gern.

We would also like a small cake.

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