Bartender taking orders: Making recommendations
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Key Phrases
Was darf es sein?
What would you like?
Haben Sie auch etwas ohne Alkohol?
Do you also have something without alcohol?
Dann nehme ich eine Limonade und die Käseplatte.
Then I'll take a lemonade and the cheese platter.
Skills You'll Learn
How to greet and order politely in a restaurant or bar
Wie man höflich in einem Restaurant oder einer Bar grüßt und bestellt
How to ask for recommendations and alcohol-free options
Wie man nach Empfehlungen und alkoholfreien Optionen fragt
How to choose drinks and small food items
Wie man Getränke und kleine Speisen auswählt
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are in a cozy German pub in the evening, ordering a drink and a small snack while asking the server for recommendations.
Guten Abend, was darf es sein?
Good evening, what would you like?
Ich weiß noch nicht. Was empfehlen Sie?
I’m not sure yet. What do you recommend?
Unser Hausbier ist sehr beliebt und frisch.
Our house beer is very popular and fresh.
Klingt gut. Haben Sie auch etwas ohne Alkohol?
Sounds good. Do you also have anything non-alcoholic?
Ja, die hausgemachte Limonade ist sehr lecker.
Yes, the homemade lemonade is very tasty.
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Guten
GOO-ten
Good
Abend
AH-bent
Evening
Guten Abend.
GOO-ten AH-bent
Good evening.
Was
vahs
What
Darf es sein
darf ess zine
Would you like
💬 [Darf es sein?] is a fixed service phrase. Literally it's more like [may it be?], but in bars, cafés, and shops it means [What would you like?] or [What can I get you?].
See breakdown →Was darf es sein?
vahs darf ess zine
What would you like?
💬 [Darf es sein?] is a fixed service phrase. Literally it's more like [may it be?], but in bars, cafés, and shops it means [What would you like?] or [What can I get you?].
🇩🇪 This is a normal staff-to-customer phrase and sounds polite without being overly formal. You would usually hear it from the bartender or server, not say it as a customer.
See breakdown →Ich
ikh
I
Weiß
vyce
Know
💬 [ß] sounds like a sharp [s], so [weiß] is pronounced like (vice), not with a [z] sound. You see the same sound in [heiße] and [Straße].
See breakdown →Noch nicht
nokh nikht
Not yet
💬 [Noch nicht] means [not yet], not [still not]. You can reuse it easily: [Ich weiß noch nicht.] [Ich bin noch nicht fertig.]
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