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How to Say ‘Do you want a coffee?’ in German

Willst du einen Kaffee?

vilst doo EYE-nen ka-FAY

[vilst doo EYE-nen ka-FAY]

🇩🇪 In Germany: Offering to grab someone a coffee is a common friendly gesture in German offices, especially after they've had a rough commute.

Phrase Breakdown

Willst du

vilst doo

Do you want

Informal question form of 'wollen' (to want). The verb comes first in a yes/no question. Say 'willst' with a short 'i', and blend it smoothly into 'du'.

Example

Willst du mitkommen?

Do you want to come along?

Words in this phrase

Willst

[vilst]

do you want

Form of 'wollen' (to want) used with 'du'.

Example

Willst du mitkommen?

Do you want to come along?

[doo]

you

The pronoun 'du' in nominative form.

Example

Du bist schön.

You are beautiful.

einen Kaffee?

EYE-nen ka-FAY

a coffee?

'Einen' is the accusative form of 'ein' for masculine nouns, and 'der Kaffee' is masculine. In standard German, stress 'Kaffee' on the first syllable: KAF-fee. Let your voice rise at the end for the question.

Example

Ich trinke einen Kaffee.

I'm drinking a coffee.

Words in this phrase

einen

[EYE-nen]

Indefinite article before a masculine accusative noun.

Example

Ich plane einen kurzen Austausch nächste Woche.

I am planning a short exchange next week.

Kaffee

[ka-FAY]

coffee

Often used as shorthand for an informal coffee meeting.

Example

Lass uns auf einen Kaffee treffen.

Let's meet for a coffee.

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