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At a fair or by the station you get a sausage with potatoes: what to say in German
At a fair or by the station you order a sausage with fries.
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How it's done. Currywurst mit Pommes is the classic snack; you choose the sauce: Ketchup, Mayo or rot-weiß (both).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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1
YOU START
Eine Currywurst mit Pommes, bitte.
IGH-neh KYOH-ree-voorst meet POH-mes, BEE-teh.
A currywurst with chips, please.
THEY SAY
Mit Ketchup oder Mayo?Meet KET-chuhp OH-duh MIGH-oh?
With ketchup or mayo?
They might also say:
Rot, weiß oder rot-weiß?
Rot, vighs OH-duh rot-vighs?
Red, white or both?
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YOU REPLY
Rot-weiß, bitte.
Rot-vighs, BEE-teh.
Both, please.
Or say:Nur Ketchup, bitte.
Noor KET-chuhp, BEE-teh.
THEY SAY
Kommt sofort. Das macht fünf Euro achtzig.Komt zoh-FORT. Dahs mahkht fyoonf OY-roh AHKH-tseekh.
Coming up. That's five euros eighty.
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YOU FINISH
Bitte schön. Danke!
BEE-teh shyohn. DAHN-keh!
Here you are. Thank you!
The course is in the app
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
Currywurst
KYOH-ree-voorst
noun
currywurst
Pommes
POH-mes
noun
chips
Ketchup
KET-chuhp
noun
ketchup
Mayo
MIGH-oh
noun
mayo
Rot-weiß
Rot-vighs
adjective
red and white
Kommt
Komt
verb
comes
12 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
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KYOH-nayn zee dahs BEE-teh vee-dehr-KHOH-layn?
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