bitte

please

Ranks #225 by frequency — outside the core hundred, but common in everyday life.

Type

interjection

Frequency rank

#225

Per million words

274

Also means 'you're welcome' in reply to danke, and 'pardon?' when said with a rising tone.

In a sentence

Related words

Other words of the same kind, at nearby frequency:

• nein no
• danke thank you
• ja yes
• hallo hello
• tschüss bye

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