Ordering a coffee Part 2: Indicates whether the coffee is for in-store or to be taken out.
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Key Phrases
Was kann ich für Sie tun?
How can I help you?
Einen großen Kaffee
A large coffee
Schönen Tag noch
Have a nice day
Skills You'll Learn
Ordering a coffee
Einen Kaffee bestellen
Understanding size options
Größenoptionen verstehen
Polite expressions in conversation
Höfliche Ausdrücke im Gespräch
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are at a coffee shop in Germany. You approach the counter to order a coffee. The conversation is polite and straightforward, involving selecting the size of the coffee and preferences for milk or sugar. After paying, you receive your coffee to go and exchange friendly farewells with the barista.
Guten Tag, was kann ich für Sie tun?
Good day, how can I help you?
Hallo! Ich hätte gerne einen Kaffee, bitte.
Hello! I would like a coffee, please.
Möchten Sie den Kaffee hier trinken oder zum Mitnehmen?
Would you like to drink the coffee here or take it to go?
Zum Mitnehmen, bitte.
To go, please.
Welche Größe möchten Sie denn?
What size would you like?
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Guten
GOO-ten
Good
Tag
TAHG
Day
Guten Tag
GOO-ten TAHG
Good day
🇩🇪 [Guten Tag] is polite and neutral, but in cafés [Hallo] is also very normal. It can sound a bit more formal than you need in casual coffee-shop situations.
See breakdown →Was
VAHS
What
Kann
KAHN
Can
Ich
EEKH
I
Für
FUER
For
Sie
ZEE
You
🇩🇪 Default to [Sie] with staff you don't know. In shops and cafés, [du] is becoming more common in some places, but [Sie] is always safe.
See breakdown →Tun
TOON
Do
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