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

Ich schreibe Ihnen ein Rezept

ikh SHRY-beh EE-nen ine reh-TSEPT

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

💬 Usage Tip: The person receiving comes first, without any word for "to": Ihnen already means "to you". Ich gebe Ihnen ein Rezept "I'll give you a prescription" works the same way.

🇩🇪 In Germany: Rezept also means a cooking recipe. You take a prescription to an Apotheke "pharmacy", not to a regular shop.

Phrase Breakdown

Ich schreibe Ihnen

ikh SHRY-beh EE-nen

I'll write you

'schreibe' sounds like 'SHRY-buh'. 'Ihnen' is the formal 'to you'.

Example

Ich schreibe Ihnen eine E-Mail.

I'll write you an email.

Words in this phrase

Ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

schreibe

[SHRY-beh]

write (I write)

Form of 'schreiben'; with 'auf' it forms 'aufschreiben', to write down.

Example

Ich schreibe die Telefonnummer auf.

I write down the phone number.

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 both prescription and recipe. Stress the second syllable: 're-TSEPT'.

Example

Ich brauche ein Rezept.

I need 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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