A1Basics
Was möchten Sie lieber, Kaffee oder Tee?
What would you prefer, coffee or tea? (formal)
In German
Was möchten Sie lieber, Kaffee oder Tee?
Vas merch-ten zee lee-ber, kaf-fay oh-der tay?
🇬🇧 English
What would you prefer, coffee or tea? (formal)
🇪🇸 Español
¿Qué prefiere, café o té?
🇮🇹 Italiano
Cosa preferisce, caffè o tè?
Sentence Breakdown
| Word | Translation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Was | What | Interrogative pronoun |
| möchten | would like | Modal verb, Konjunktiv II |
| Sie | you (formal) | Formal pronoun |
| lieber | rather/preferably | Comparative adverb |
| Kaffee | coffee | Noun |
| oder | or | Conjunction |
| Tee | tea | Noun |
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Grammar Point
W-Frage (Was), Modalverb (Möchten), Comparative (lieber)
Variations
Trinken Sie lieber Kaffee oder Tee?
Do you prefer to drink coffee or tea?
Hätten Sie gerne Kaffee oder Tee?
Would you like coffee or tea?