Bartender taking orders: Asking clarifying questions
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Key Phrases
Ich hätte gern ein Bier, bitte.
I would like a beer, please.
Möchtest du ein helles oder ein dunkles Bier?
Would you like a light or a dark beer?
Still oder mit Sprudel?
Still or sparkling?
Skills You'll Learn
Ordering drinks politely in a bar or restaurant
Getränke höflich in einer Bar oder einem Restaurant bestellen
Choosing between drink options like size or type
Zwischen Getränkeoptionen wie Größe oder Sorte wählen
Responding to follow-up questions and adding another item
Auf Rückfragen antworten und noch etwas dazubestellen
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are in a cozy German pub in the evening, ordering drinks from a friendly server. You choose a large light beer and a still water while practicing simple, polite German for a real-life restaurant situation.
Guten Abend! Was darf es für euch sein?
Good evening! What can I get for you?
Hallo, ich hätte gern ein Bier, bitte.
Hello, I’d like a beer, please.
Gern. Ein kleines oder ein großes Bier?
Of course. A small beer or a large beer?
Ein großes, bitte.
A large one, please.
Möchtest du ein helles oder ein dunkles Bier?
Would you like a light beer or a dark beer?
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Guten Abend!
GOO-ten AH-bent
Good evening!
Was darf es für euch sein?
vahs darf ess fyoor oykh zine
What can I get for you?
💬 [es] in [Was darf es ... sein?] doesn't mean a specific thing here; German often uses it in service phrases like this. You can reuse the pattern with different people: [für Sie] for one person, [für euch] for several people you know.
See breakdown →Hallo.
HAH-loh
Hello.
Ich hätte gern...
ikh HET-tuh ghern
I would like...
💬 [hätte gern] is a very common polite way to ask for something, softer than a blunt [ich will]. You can swap in almost anything after it: [Ich hätte gern ein Wasser] or [Ich hätte gern die Speisekarte].
See breakdown →Ein Bier
ine beer
A beer
Ich hätte gern ein Bier, bitte.
ikh HET-tuh ghern ine beer BIT-tuh
I'd like a beer, please.
💬 [hätte gern] is a very common polite way to ask for something, softer than a blunt [ich will]. You can swap in almost anything after it: [Ich hätte gern ein Wasser] or [Ich hätte gern die Speisekarte].
See breakdown →Gern.
ghern
Of course.
Ein kleines Bier.
ine KLY-nes beer
A small beer.
💬 After [ein], the describing word changes shape: [klein] becomes [kleines]. Same pattern: [ein kaltes Wasser], [ein dunkles Bier].
See breakdown →Ein großes Bier.
ine GROH-ses beer
A large beer.
💬 After [ein], the describing word changes shape: [groß] becomes [großes]. Same pattern: [ein kaltes Wasser], [ein dunkles Bier].
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