How to Say ‘Sorry, we didn't order this.’ in German
Entschuldigung, das haben wir nicht bestellt.
ent-SHOOL-dee-goong dahs HAH-ben veer nikht buh-SHTELT
[ent-SHOOL-dee-goong dahs HAH-ben veer nikht buh-SHTELT]
Phrase Breakdown
Entschuldigung
[ent-SHOOL-dee-goong]
excuse me / sorry
A polite way to get attention or apologize.
Entschuldigung, wo ist die Toilette? Entschuldigung is very useful in restaurants.
Excuse me, where is the toilet? Entschuldigung is very useful in restaurants.
das
[dahs]
that / it
Refers to a thing or dish being talked about.
Was ist das? Das can mean that or it.
What is that? Das can mean that or it.
haben
[HAH-ben]
have
Form of haben used with wir.
Wir haben Zeit, und haben means have.
We have time, and haben means have.
wir
[veer]
we
First-person plural pronoun.
Wir sitzen draußen, und wir means we.
We are sitting outside, and wir means we.
nicht
[nikht]
not
Used to negate the verb or whole statement.
Das ist nicht richtig, und nicht means not.
That is not correct, and nicht means not.
bestellt
[buh-SHTELT]
ordered
Past participle of bestellen; used for food orders.
Wir haben Pizza bestellt, and bestellt means ordered.
We ordered pizza, and bestellt means ordered.
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