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How to Say ‘Do you feel like getting a coffee sometime?’ in German

Hast du Lust, mal Kaffee zu trinken?

hahst doo loost mahl ka-FAY tsoo TRING-ken

[hahst doo loost mahl ka-FAY tsoo TRING-ken]

💬 Usage Tip: After Hast du Lust, the activity goes at the end with zu plus the verb: Hast du Lust, mal ins Kino zu gehen? "...to go to the cinema sometime?".

🇩🇪 In Germany: Suggesting coffee is the classic low-pressure first date from a dating app. It feels casual and easy to say no to.

Phrase Breakdown

Hast du Lust,

hahst doo loost

Do you feel like

This opens an invitation. Pause briefly at the comma.

Example

Hast du Lust, mitzukommen?

Do you feel like coming along?

Words in this phrase

Hast

[hahst]

have

The verb 'haben' in second person singular form.

Example

Hast du Hunger?

Are you hungry?

[doo]

you

The pronoun 'du' in nominative form.

Example

Du bist schön.

You are beautiful.

Lust

[loost]

desire / feel like

Noun; 'Lust haben' means to feel like doing something.

Example

Hast du Lust auf Kino?

Do you feel like going to the cinema?

mal Kaffee

mahl ka-FAY

some time, coffee

'mal' makes the invitation casual, like 'sometime'. Stress the second syllable: ka-FEE.

Example

Trinken wir mal Kaffee?

Shall we have coffee sometime?

Words in this phrase

mal

[mahl]

(softener) just

A small particle that makes a request or question sound casual and friendly.

Example

Komm mal her!

Come here for a sec!

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.

zu trinken?

tsoo TRING-ken

to drink

'zu' plus an infinitive means 'to do'. 'z' sounds like 'ts': tsoo TRIN-ken.

Example

Möchtest du etwas zu trinken?

Would you like something to drink?

Words in this phrase

[tsoo]

Used to indicate direction or purpose.

Example

Ich habe es zu tun.

I have to do it.

trinken

[TRING-ken]

to drink

The basic form of the verb 'to drink'.

Example

Ich will Kaffee trinken.

I want to drink coffee.

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