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How to Say ‘I'll give you a prescription.’ in German

Ich gebe Ihnen ein Rezept.

ikh GAY-beh EE-nen ine reh-TSEPT

[ikh GAY-beh EE-nen ine reh-TSEPT]

🇩🇪 In Germany: You take the prescription to an Apotheke "pharmacy". Prescription medicine isn't sold in supermarkets or drugstores in Germany.

Phrase Breakdown

Ich gebe Ihnen

ikh GAY-beh EE-nen

I'll give you

'Ihnen' is the formal dative 'to you'. The 'ch' in 'ich' is soft, like a quiet hiss: 'ish GAY-beh EE-nen'.

Example

Ich gebe Ihnen meine Nummer.

I'll give you my number.

Words in this phrase

Ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

gebe

[GAY-beh]

give

First person singular of 'geben' (to give).

Example

Ich gebe dir das Buch.

I give you the book.

Ihnen

[EE-nen]

you (formal, dative)

The formal 'you' in the dative case, used in polite professional situations.

Example

Darf ich Ihnen eine Frage zur Kultur im Unternehmen stellen?

May I ask you a question about the culture in the company?

ein Rezept.

ine reh-TSEPT

a prescription

'Rezept' means prescription (or recipe). Stress the end: 'reh-TSEPT'.

Example

Der Arzt schreibt ein Rezept.

The doctor writes a prescription.

Words in this phrase

ein

[ine]

The indefinite article 'ein'.

Example

Ich brauche ein Auto.

I need a car.

Rezept

[reh-TSEPT]

prescription

A doctor's written order for medicine.

Example

Mit dem Rezept gehen Sie zur Apotheke.

Take the prescription to the pharmacy.

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