Wasser und Brot, bitte
/ˈvasər ʊnt bʁoːt ˈbɪtə/word by word
The English phrase "bread and water, please" is translated into German as Wasser und Brot, bitte.
This phrase is used as a polite request for bread and water, typically when ordering items at a restaurant.
How does it change in a sentence?
While the standard form provided is Wasser und Brot, bitte, it is grammatically correct to use the order Brot und Wasser, bitte if you wish to follow the English word order.
How do you pronounce it?
/ˈvasər ʊnt bʁoːt ˈbɪtə/
Did you know?
- In many German restaurants, ordering Wasser will result in a bottle of sparkling water called Sprudel rather than still water.
- While Wasser und Brot is a simple order, the combination is culturally associated with the strictest form of fasting or prison diets in German history.
- The German word Brot shares a common ancestor with the English word 'brew'. In its earliest forms, Brot referred to the fermented leaven used to make the bread rather than the loaf itself.
Examples in context
- Guten Tag! Ich hätte gerne Brot und Wasser, bitte.Good day! I would like to have bread and water, please.
- Könnten Sie mir bitte Brot und Wasser bringen? Danke!Could you please bring me bread and water? Thank you!
- Hey, gib mir bitte Brot und Wasser. Danke, Alter!Hey, give me bread and water, please. Thanks, dude!
- Für uns: Wasser und Brot, bitte.For us: water and bread, please.
- Ich nehme Wasser und Brot, bitte.I'll take water and bread, please.
Example conversation
A simple cafeteria during a lunch break.
- MaximilianHallo, ich hätte gerne Wasser und Brot, bitte.Hello, I would like water and bread, please.
- LauraGerne, kommt sofort.Gladly, it is coming right up.
- MaximilianVielen Dank, Laura.Thank you very much, Laura.
- LauraKein Problem, Maximilian.No problem, Maximilian.
