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How to Say ‘Leave me alone!’ in German

Lass mich in Ruhe!

lahs mikh in ROO-uh

[lahs mikh in ROO-uh]

💬 Usage Tip: Literally "let me in peace": Ruhe means calm or quiet. You'll also see it on signs as Ruhe, bitte! "Quiet, please!".

Phrase Breakdown

Lass mich

lahs mikh

Leave me / let me

An informal command. 'Lass' has a short 'a', and 'mich' ends with a soft 'ch'.

Example

Lass mich schlafen!

Let me sleep!

Words in this phrase

Lass

[lahs]

let

Used to express allowing something to happen.

Example

Lass' ihn in Ruhe.

Leave him alone.

mich

[mikh]

The pronoun 'mich' in accusative form.

Example

Hast du etwas für mich?

Do you have something for me?

in Ruhe!

in ROO-uh

alone / in peace!

A fixed expression: 'in Ruhe lassen' means to leave alone. 'Ruhe' has a long 'u', and the 'h' is silent.

Example

Ich brauche Ruhe.

I need peace and quiet.

Words in this phrase

[in]

Expressing the situation of something that is or appears to be enclosed or surrounded by something else.

Example

Das Haus steht in Trümmern.

The house is in ruins.

Ruhe

[ROO-uh]

peace / quiet

means calm, quiet, and without disturbance

Example

Wir möchten in Ruhe sprechen.

We would like to speak in peace.

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