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Was möchten Sie zum Frühstück?

What would you like for breakfast? (formal)

In German

Was möchten Sie zum Frühstück?

Vas merch-ten zee tsum froo-shtook?
English
What would you like for breakfast? (formal)
Español
¿Qué le gustaría para desayunar?
Italiano
Cosa vorrebbe per colazione?

Sentence Breakdown

  • WasWhatInterrogative pronoun
  • möchtenwould likeModal verb, Konjunktiv II
  • Sieyou (formal)Formal pronoun
  • zumfor the (dative contraction)Preposition + Article (zu dem)
  • FrühstückbreakfastNoun, Dative

Grammar Point

W-Frage (Was), Modalverb (Möchten), Dative (zum)

Variations

  • Haben Sie schon gefrühstückt?
    Have you already had breakfast?
  • Was gibt es zum Frühstück?
    What is there for breakfast?

FAQ

How do you say "What would you like for breakfast? (formal)" in German?

"What would you like for breakfast? (formal)" in German is "Was möchten Sie zum Frühstück?" (Vas merch-ten zee tsum froo-shtook?).

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