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You ask about Wi-Fi at the café: what to say in German

You ask about wifi in a café.

Café5 linesLevel A1For life in Germany The rest of the dialogue is in the app
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How it's done. Wifi (WLAN) in cafés is often free; the password is on the receipt, on a card on the table or on a board.Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.

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YOU START
Haben Sie WLAN?
KHAH-bayn zee VEH-lahn?
Do you have wifi?
Or say:Gibt es hier WLAN?
Geept es kheer VEH-lahn?
THEY SAY
Ja, das Passwort steht auf dem Bon.
Yah, dahs PAH-svort shtet owf dem bohn.
Yes, the password is on the receipt.
They might also say:
Ja, das Passwort finden Sie auf Ihrem Kassenbon.
Yah, dahs PAH-svort FEEN-dayn zee owf EE-rem KAH-sayn-bohn.
Yes, you will find the password on your receipt.
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YOU REPLY
Ah, danke! Und wie heißt das Netzwerk?
Uh, DAHN-keh! Oont vee khighst dahs NETS-vehrk?
Ah, thanks! And what is the network called?
THEY SAY
Das Netzwerk heißt Café Mitte.
Dahs NETS-vehrk khighst kuh-FEH MEE-teh.
The network is called Café Mitte.
They might also say:
Es heißt Café-Gast.
Es khighst kuh-FEH-guhst.
It is called Café-Gast.
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YOU FINISH
Perfekt, danke schön!
Pehr-FEKT, DAHN-keh shyohn!
Perfect, thank you very much!

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This dialogue is part of the course “German for life in Germany”: 416 situations with audio, a pronunciation guide and spaced review.

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Words worth knowing

Haben
KHAH-bayn
verb
to have
WLAN
VEH-lahn
noun
wifi
Ja
Yah
adverb
yes
Passwort
PAH-svort
noun
password
steht
shtet
verb
stands
Bon
bohn
noun
receipt

14 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.

If you did not understand

Können Sie das bitte wiederholen?
KYOH-nayn zee dahs BEE-teh vee-dehr-KHOH-layn?
Can you repeat that, please?
Können Sie bitte langsamer sprechen?
KYOH-nayn zee BEE-teh LAHNG-zuh-muh SHPREH-khayn?
Can you speak more slowly, please?

All 21 rescue phrases in German →

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