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How to Say ‘I'll have the soup as a starter.’ in German

Als Vorspeise nehme ich die Suppe.

ahls FOR-shpy-zeh NAY-meh ikh dee ZOO-peh

[ahls FOR-shpy-zeh NAY-meh ikh dee ZOO-peh]

💬 Usage Tip: If a sentence starts with something other than "I", the verb still comes second, so ich moves after it: nehme ich. For example: Als Hauptgericht nehme ich den Fisch "As a main I'll have the fish".

Phrase Breakdown

Als Vorspeise

ahls FOR-shpy-zeh

As a starter

'Vorspeise' sounds like 'FOR-shpy-ze'. The 'v' sounds like 'f', and 'sp' sounds like 'shp'.

Example

Als Vorspeise gibt es Salat.

As a starter there is salad.

Words in this phrase

Als

[ahls]

Here means 'in the role of' or 'for'.

Example

Als Dessert nehme ich Eis.

For dessert I'll have ice cream.

Vorspeise

[FOR-shpy-zeh]

starter, appetizer

The first course of a meal.

Example

Die Vorspeise war lecker.

The starter was tasty.

nehme ich die Suppe.

NAY-meh ikh dee ZOO-peh

I'll take the soup.

The verb comes before 'ich' because the sentence started with 'Als Vorspeise'. Say 'NAY-me ish dee ZOOP-pe'.

Example

Heute nehme ich die Suppe.

Today I'll take the soup.

Words in this phrase

nehme

[NAY-meh]

take

From the verb 'nehmen'; used when choosing or accepting something.

Example

Den nehme ich, bitte.

I’ll take that one, please.

ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

die

[dee]

the

Definite article used to specify something already known.

Example

Die Katze ist süß.

The cat is cute.

Suppe

[ZOO-peh]

soup

A liquid dish, often served first.

Example

Die Suppe ist heiß.

The soup is hot.

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