wie bitte

„Wie bitte? Ich habe dich nicht gehört.“
“Pardon? I did not hear you.”
„Wie bitte?“, fragte die Lehrerin freundlich.
“Pardon?” the teacher asked kindly.
Am Telefon sagte er: „Wie bitte?“
On the phone he said, “Pardon?”
„Wie bitte? Kannst du das wiederholen?“
“Pardon? Could you repeat that?”
Sie fragte „Wie bitte?“, weil es laut war.
She asked “Pardon?” because it was noisy.

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„Wie bitte? Ich habe dich nicht gehört.“
“Pardon? I did not hear you.”
Sie fragte „Wie bitte?“, weil es laut war.
She asked “Pardon?” because it was noisy.
„Wie bitte? Kannst du das wiederholen?“
“Pardon? Could you repeat that?”
Am Telefon sagte er: „Wie bitte?“
On the phone he said, “Pardon?”
„Wie bitte?“, fragte die Lehrerin freundlich.
“Pardon?” the teacher asked kindly.

It combines wie, “how”, and polite bitte, “please”.

What does wie bitte mean?

A polite request to repeat words that were missed or not understood.

When is wie bitte used?

Use it when speech was unclear; a sharp tone can also convey surprise.

How is wie bitte written?

Write both words lower case within a sentence; sentence opening makes Wie capital.

Does wie bitte change form?

It is a fixed question formula; the question mark belongs to the sentence, not the headword.

Where does wie bitte come from?

It combines wie, “how”, and polite bitte, “please”.

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