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How to Say ‘Your cappuccino is coming right away’ in German

Ihr Cappuccino kommt gleich

Eer kah-poo-chee-noh komt glykh

[Eer kah-poo-chee-noh komt glykh]

💬 Usage Tip: German often uses the present tense for the near future: kommt gleich "is coming right away". Same with Ich komme morgen "I'll come tomorrow".

Phrase Breakdown

Ihr Cappuccino

Eer kah-poo-chee-noh

Your cappuccino

'Ihr' with a capital 'I' is the formal 'your'. It sounds like 'eer'.

Example

Hier ist Ihr Cappuccino.

Here is your cappuccino.

Words in this phrase

Ihr

[Eer]

Your

Possessive pronoun relating to the listener.

Example

Ihr Kaffee ist fertig.

Your coffee is ready.

Cappuccino

[kah-poo-chee-noh]

cappuccino

A coffee drink made with espresso and topped with foamed milk.

Example

Ein Cappuccino wäre toll.

A cappuccino would be great.

kommt gleich

komt glykh

is coming right away

'Gleich' means 'in a moment'. The 'ch' at the end is a soft hiss, as in 'ich'.

Example

Der Bus kommt gleich.

The bus is coming soon.

Words in this phrase

kommt

[komt]

comes; is coming

A form of 'kommen' used to say something comes out or arrives.

Example

Kommt aus dem Hahn noch warmes Wasser?

Is hot water still coming out of the tap?

gleich

[glykh]

in a moment

"gleich" means soon or right away.

Example

Ich gebe dir gleich Bescheid, ich warte nur noch auf den Rückruf.

I’ll let you know in a moment, I’m just still waiting for the callback.

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