German Etymology Literally, “how please”. Pronunciation IPA(key): /ˈviː ˌbɪtə/ Hyphenation: wie bit‧te Audio:(file) Phrase wie bitte? sorry?, pardon?, come again?, excuse me?, I beg your pardon? (used to ask someone to repeat something one hasn’t understood)Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.