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How to Say ‘Which beans do you have today?’ in German

Welche Bohnen haben Sie heute da?

VEL-khuh BOH-nen hah-ben ZEE hoin-te dah

[VEL-khuh BOH-nen hah-ben ZEE hoin-te dah]

💬 Usage Tip: da here means "in stock" or "available," not "there." Haben Sie Hafermilch da? "Do you have oat milk?"

🇩🇪 In Germany: Speciality cafés often rotate their beans, so asking what's on today is normal and staff usually enjoy explaining.

Phrase Breakdown

Welche Bohnen

VEL-khuh BOH-nen

Which beans

'Welche' is the plural form of 'which'. 'Bohnen' has a long 'o': 'BOH-nen'.

Example

Welche Bohnen nehmen Sie?

Which beans do you use?

Words in this phrase

Welche

[VEL-khuh]

which

Question word used to ask about a choice among options.

Example

Welche Firmen möchten Sie besuchen?

Which companies would you like to visit?

Bohnen

[BOH-nen]

Beans

Seeds of coffee plants, used to make coffee.

Example

Die Bohnen aus Brasilien sind sehr beliebt.

The beans from Brazil are very popular.

haben Sie heute da?

hah-ben ZEE hoin-te dah

do you have in today?

'da haben' means 'to have available/in stock'. 'heute' (today) is said 'HOY-te'.

Example

Was haben Sie heute da?

What do you have in today?

Words in this phrase

haben

[hah-ben]

have

To possess or hold something.

Example

Ich habe ein Buch.

I have a book.

Sie

[ZEE]

You (formal)

Formal way to address someone.

Example

Sind Sie bereit zu bestellen?

Are you ready to order?

heute

[hoin-te]

today

On this present day.

Example

Heute zieh' ich zum letzten Mal um.

Today I am moving for the last time.

[dah]

here

Means being present at the place.

Example

Schön, dass ihr da seid. Die Kunden warten schon.

Nice that you are here. The clients are already waiting.

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