How to Say ‘I need a taxi’ in German
Ich brauche ein Taxi
ikh BROW-khuh ine TAK-see
[ikh BROW-khuh ine TAK-see]
Phrase Breakdown
Ich
[ikh]
I
First-person singular pronoun.
Ich brauche ein Taxi zum Flughafen.
I need a taxi to the airport.
brauche
[BROW-khuh]
need
From the verb 'brauchen,' used when you require something.
Ich brauche Hilfe am Bahnhof.
I need help at the train station.
ein
[ine]
a
Neuter indefinite article used here with Taxi.
Ich brauche ein Taxi heute Abend.
I need a taxi this evening.
Taxi
[TAK-see]
taxi
A taxi or cab.
Das Taxi wartet schon draußen.
The taxi is already waiting outside.
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