German · Real conversations
How to say “Could you put these in separate bags?” in German
Ask for items to be packed separately.
Könnten Sie das in getrennte Tüten packen?
Could you put these in separate bags?
Indicate which items should be kept apart.
Use it in three situations
Packing fruit
Könnten Sie das in getrennte Tüten packen?
Could you put these in separate bags?
Keeping fragile items apart
Könnten Sie das Brot in eine separate Tüte tun?
Could you put the bread in a separate bag?
Splitting a grocery purchase
Bitte packen Sie das Obst getrennt vom Gemüse ein.
Please keep the fruit separate from the vegetables.
What to watch for
Separate bags refers to packaging, rather than separate payments.
Read the whole expression before replacing a detail. The natural wording may use a different order or construction from the English sentence.
Your turn
Imagine markets and groceries. Say this in German: Could you put the bread in a separate bag?
Reveal a sample reply
Könnten Sie das Brot in eine separate Tüte tun?
Could you put the bread in a separate bag?
Build a useful exchange
Buy a quantity and ask about a product.
This expression in other languages
A note on speaking German
Use Sie for formal address and du with people you address informally. Könnten Sie …? is a useful polite request. Keep noun capitals and the verb position shown in each complete sentence.
The examples preserve German accents and ß. Read a full sentence before replacing a detail: a subordinate clause can move the verb to the end, and case can change an article or pronoun.
