Kinder, die was wollen, kriegen was auf die Bollen
German, phrase/ˈkɪndɐ ˌdiː vas ˈvɔlən ˈkʁiːɡən vas ˌaʊ̯f di ˈbɔlən/
Kinder, die was wollen, kriegen was auf die Bollen is spelled K-I-N-D-E-R-D-I-E-W-A-S-W-O-L-L-E-N-K-R-I-E-G-E-N-W-A-S-A-U-F-D-I-E-B-O-L-L-E-N (40 letters). Kinder, die was wollen, kriegen was auf die Bollen is a German phrase meaning “a phrase used to teach children that they should say ich möchte or ich hätte gern (“I’d like”) instead of ich will (“I want”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does Kinder, die was wollen, kriegen was auf die Bollen mean in English?
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a phrase used to teach children that they should say ich möchte or ich hätte gern (“I’d like”) instead of ich will (“I want”)
„Mama, ich will ein Eis!“ – „Kinder, die was wollen, kriegen was auf die Bollen!“
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How do you pronounce Kinder, die was wollen, kriegen was auf die Bollen?
- /ˈkɪndɐ ˌdiː vas ˈvɔlən ˈkʁiːɡən vas ˌaʊ̯f di ˈbɔlən/
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.