Ordering a coffee (Advanced): Choice of bean which can vary by origin, roast type, or blend.
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Key Phrases
Ich möchte gern einen Kaffee bestellen.
I'd like to order a coffee.
Welche Sorten haben Sie denn heute?
Which varieties do you have today?
Was ist der Unterschied im Geschmack?
What's the difference in taste?
Skills You'll Learn
How to politely order coffee in a café.
Wie man höflich Kaffee in einem Café bestellt.
How to ask about available coffee varieties.
Wie man nach verfügbaren Kaffeesorten fragt.
How to discuss taste and roast preferences.
Wie man über Geschmack und Röstung spricht.
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are in a cozy café in Germany, ordering a coffee and asking about the different bean varieties and how they taste before choosing the house blend.
Guten Morgen, ich möchte gern einen Kaffee bestellen.
Good morning, I’d like to order a coffee.
Gerne, mögen Sie eine bestimmte Bohnensorte?
Certainly, do you prefer a specific type of bean?
Welche Sorten haben Sie denn heute?
Which varieties do you have today?
Wir haben Bohnen aus Äthiopien, Kolumbien und eine Hausmischung.
We have beans from Ethiopia, Colombia, and a house blend.
Was ist der Unterschied im Geschmack?
What’s the difference in taste?
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Guten Morgen.
GOO-ten MOR-gen
Good morning.
Ich möchte gern
ikh MURKH-tuh gearn
I would like
💬 [möchte] is a softer, more polite way to say what you want than plain [will]. You can reuse the pattern with other things: [Ich möchte gern einen Tee.]
See breakdown →Einen Kaffee
EYE-nen ka-FEH
A coffee
💬 [Kaffee] is masculine, so [ein] changes to [einen] here. The same pattern shows up with other masculine items: [einen Tee], [einen Espresso].
See breakdown →Bestellen
beh-SHTELL-en
To order
Ich möchte gern einen Kaffee bestellen.
ikh MURKH-tuh gearn EYE-nen ka-FEH beh-SHTELL-en
I'd like to order a coffee.
🇩🇪 This is polite and natural in cafés, shops, and bakeries. Adding [gern] makes it sound a bit warmer and less blunt than just [Ich möchte einen Kaffee bestellen.]
See breakdown →Gerne.
GEARN-uh
Certainly.
🇩🇪 In service situations, [gerne] often means "certainly" or "with pleasure," not "gladly" in a personal sense. Staff may use it as a friendly, standard reply when taking your order.
See breakdown →Mögen Sie
MER-gen zee
Do you like
💬 [Sie] takes the same verb form as [sie] "they": [mögen], not [magst]. You can reuse that with other verbs: [Haben Sie ...?], [Kommen Sie ...?]
🇩🇪 With café staff you would normally use [Sie], not [du], unless the place is unusually casual and clearly on first-name terms.
See breakdown →Eine bestimmte Bohnensorte
EYE-nuh buh-SHTIM-tuh BOH-nen-zor-tuh
A specific coffee bean variety
Mögen Sie eine bestimmte Bohnensorte?
MER-gen zee EYE-nuh buh-SHTIM-tuh BOH-nen-zor-tuh
Do you prefer a specific type of bean?
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