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How to Say ‘With a glass of water’ in German

Mit einem Glas Wasser

mit EYE-nem glahs VAHS-ser

[mit EYE-nem glahs VAHS-ser]

💬 Usage Tip: There's no word for "of": ein Glas Wasser is literally "a glass water". Same pattern: eine Tasse Tee "a cup of tea".

Phrase Breakdown

Mit einem Glas

mit EYE-nem glahs

With a glass

'Mit' (with) always takes the dative, so 'ein Glas' becomes 'einem Glas'. 'Glas' has a long 'a', as in 'father'.

Example

Mit einem Glas Saft, bitte.

With a glass of juice, please.

Words in this phrase

Mit

[mit]

with

Preposition taking the dative; shows accompaniment.

Example

Ich nehme Tee mit Zucker.

I take tea with sugar.

einem

[EYE-nem]

a (dative)

Form of 'ein' used after prepositions like 'auf' or 'mit' for masculine and neuter nouns.

Example

Ich wohne in einem Haus.

I live in a house.

Glas

[glahs]

glass

A drinking glass, also used as a measure of a drink.

Example

Ich trinke ein Glas Wasser.

I drink a glass of water.

Wasser

[VAHS-ser]

water

Neuter noun (das Wasser); the drink or liquid in general.

Example

Das Wasser ist kalt.

The water is cold.

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