How to Say ‘A coffee’ in German
Einen Kaffee
EYE-nen KAH-feh
[EYE-nen KAH-feh]
💬 Usage Tip: With masculine drinks like [der Kaffee], [ein] changes to [einen] when it's the thing you want or order. Same pattern: [ein Cappuccino] becomes [einen Cappuccino].
Phrase Breakdown
Einen
[EYE-nen]
a
Masculine accusative form of the indefinite article, used because 'Kaffee' is masculine and is the object here.
Ich bestelle im Café: Einen Kaffee, bitte.
I order in the café: A coffee, please.
Kaffee
[KAH-feh]
coffee
The general German word for coffee; can mean a regular coffee unless a style is specified.
Am Morgen nehme ich im Café einen Kaffee.
In the morning I have a coffee at the café.
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