German · Bäckerei
You buy a loaf and want it sliced: what to say in German
You buy a loaf and want it sliced.
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How it's done. Geschnitten oder ungeschnitten? is what they ask about bread; slicing it in the bakery is free.Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
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THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Das Bauernbrot, bitte schön. Soll ich es schneiden?Dahs BOW-ehrn-brot, BEE-teh shyohn. Zol eekh es SHNIGH-dayn?
Here's the farmhouse loaf. Shall I slice it?
They might also say:
Geschnitten oder ungeschnitten?
Gesh-NEE-tayn OH-duh oon-gesh-NEE-tayn?
Sliced or unsliced?
YOU REPLY
Geschnitten, bitte.
Gesh-NEE-tayn, BEE-teh.
Sliced, please.
Or say:Im Ganzen, bitte.
Eem GAHN-tsayn, BEE-teh.
THEY SAY
Möchten Sie es in eine Tüte?MYOKH-tayn zee es een IGH-neh TYOO-teh?
Would you like it in a bag?
They might also say:
Soll ich es einpacken?
Zol eekh es IGHN-puh-kayn?
Shall I wrap it?
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YOU REPLY
Ja, in eine Tüte, bitte.
Yah, een IGH-neh TYOO-teh, BEE-teh.
Yes, in a bag, please.
THEY SAY
Bitte schön. Das macht vier Euro fünfzig.BEE-teh shyohn. Dahs mahkht feer OY-roh FYOONF-tseekh.
Here you are. That's four euros fifty.
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YOU FINISH
Hier, bitte. Danke!
Kheer, BEE-teh. DAHN-keh!
Here you are. Thank you!
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This dialogue is part of the course “German for life in Germany”: 416 situations with audio, a pronunciation guide and spaced review.
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Words worth knowing
Bauernbrot
BOW-ehrn-brot
noun
farmhouse bread
schön
shyohn
adjective
beautiful, nice
Soll
Zol
verb
is to, should
schneiden
SHNIGH-dayn
verb
to cut
Geschnitten
Gesh-NEE-tayn
adjective
sliced
Möchten
MYOKH-tayn
verb
would like
15 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
If you did not understand
Können Sie das bitte wiederholen?
KYOH-nayn zee dahs BEE-teh vee-dehr-KHOH-layn?
Can you repeat that, please?
Was bedeutet das?
Vahs beh-DOY-tet dahs?
What does this mean?
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