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How to Say ‘Please pass the salt.’ in German

Reich mir bitte das Salz.

ryekh meer BIT-teh dahs zahlts

[ryekh meer BIT-teh dahs zahlts]

💬 Usage Tip: To ask someone you call du to do something, drop du and the ending: reichen becomes reich. Likewise geben "to give" becomes gib mir bitte….

Phrase Breakdown

Reich mir bitte

ryekh meer BIT-teh

Pass me, please

An informal command with 'bitte' to soften it. The 'ei' in 'Reich' sounds like 'eye'. Pause briefly after 'bitte'.

Example

Reich mir bitte die Butter.

Pass me the butter, please.

Words in this phrase

Reich

[ryekh]

pass / hand (imperative)

Du-command form of 'reichen'.

Example

Reich mir den Teller!

Pass me the plate!

mir

[meer]

to me

Dative pronoun used to show that something matters or happens to the speaker.

Example

Mir ist eine offene Kommunikation besonders wichtig.

Open communication is especially important to me.

bitte

[BIT-teh]

please

Polite word used in requests and answers.

Example

Für vier Personen, bitte, wenn möglich.

For four people, please, if possible.

das Salz.

dahs zahlts

the salt.

Article and noun together. The final 'z' in 'Salz' sounds like 'ts'.

Example

Das Salz steht auf dem Tisch.

The salt is on the table.

Words in this phrase

das

[dahs]

the

Definite article used with the noun 'Gespräch.'

Example

Das Gespräch hat mir neue Einblicke gegeben.

The conversation gave me new insights.

Salz

[zahlts]

salt

Neuter noun (das Salz), seasoning.

Example

Die Suppe braucht mehr Salz.

The soup needs more salt.

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