German interjection · CEFR A1
bitte
Meaning in English: please; you're welcome
Example
Einen Kaffee, bitte!
A coffee, please!
How common is bitte?
bitte is number 264 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 325 times per million words — about once every 3,100 words.
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 53% of the words in an ordinary German text. A1 means a beginner word, usually met in the first weeks of learning.
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- The 500 most common German words#264
- The 1,000 most common German words#264
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- German A1 vocabulary#163
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