How to Say ‘I would like this’ in German
Ich möchte das
ikh MURKH-tuh dahs
[ikh MURKH-tuh dahs]
🇩🇪 In Germany: This works for pointing at an item, but in many everyday situations [das nehme ich] sounds more natural. [ich möchte das] is still polite and fully understood.
Phrase Breakdown
Ich
[ikh]
I
The first-person singular pronoun for yourself.
Ich möchte das, das gefällt mir.
I want that, I like it.
möchte
[MURKH-tuh]
would like
A polite way to say you want something.
Im Laden sage ich: Ich möchte das.
In the shop I say: I would like that.
das
[dahs]
that
Used to point to a specific thing you want.
Ich zeige auf das Brot und sage: Ich möchte das.
I point to the bread and say: I would like that.
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