A1Basics
Was möchten Sie essen?
What would you like to eat? (formal)
In German
Was möchten Sie essen?
Vas merch-ten zee es-sen?
🇬🇧 English
What would you like to eat? (formal)
🇪🇸 Español
¿Qué le gustaría comer?
🇮🇹 Italiano
Cosa vorrebbe mangiare?
Sentence Breakdown
| Word | Translation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Was | What | Interrogative pronoun |
| möchten | would like | Modal verb, Konjunktiv II |
| Sie | you (formal) | Formal pronoun |
| essen | eat | Infinitive verb |
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Grammar Point
W-Frage (Was), Modalverb (Möchten)
Variations
Haben Sie Hunger?
Are you hungry?
Was darf es sein?
What may it be? (common in restaurants)