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How to Say ‘A glass of water, please.’ in German

Ein Glas Wasser, bitte.

ine glahs VAH-ser BIT-teh

[ine glahs VAH-ser BIT-teh]

💬 Usage Tip: German has no word for "of" here, so the container just goes before the drink. Same with eine Tasse Kaffee "a cup of coffee".

Phrase Breakdown

Ein Glas

ine glahs

A glass

'Glas' is neuter and has a long 'a': glahs.

Example

Ein Glas Wein, bitte.

A glass of wine, please.

Words in this phrase

Ein

[ine]

a; an

The article used before the masculine noun "Schuss."

Example

In „Wow, was für ein Schuss!“ steht „ein“ vor „Schuss“.

In "Wow, what a shot!", "ein" comes before "Schuss."

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, bitte.

VAH-ser BIT-teh

of water, please.

German needs no word for 'of' here. Say VAS-ser, BIT-te.

Example

Wasser, bitte, ohne Eis.

Water, please, without ice.

Words in this phrase

Wasser

[VAH-ser]

water

Drinking water; in restaurants usually served as bottled mineral water.

Example

Ich trinke gern Wasser zum Essen.

I like to drink water with my meal.

bitte

[BIT-teh]

please

Polite word used in requests and answers.

Example

Für vier Personen, bitte, wenn möglich.

For four people, please, if possible.

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