Können Sie mir etwas erzählen?
Can you tell me something?
Language note: Invites the listener to share information.
Culture note: Considered curious and proactive.
Word-by-Word Breakdown
Können
[KUH-nen]
can
To be able to.
Kannst du das für mich tun?
Can you do that for me?
Sie
[ZEE]
you
Formal second-person pronoun.
Glauben Sie mir?
Do you believe me?
mir
[MEER]
me
The person speaking or writing.
Was gibst du mir?
What will you give me?
etwas
[ET-vahs]
something
An unspecified thing.
Wo ist etwas zu essen?
Where is something to eat?
erzählen
[er-TSAY-len]
tell
To convey information.
Erzählen Sie mir bitte mehr.
Please tell me more.
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