German · Bäckerei
At the bakery the assistant asks what you would like. Just say what you want: what to say in German
At the bakery the assistant asks what you would like. Just say it.
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How it's done. In a German bakery Brötchen are small rolls (not Brot, bread); you take them by the piece: zwei Brötchen.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
THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Guten Morgen! Was darf es sein?GOO-tayn MOR-gayn! Vahs dahrf es zighn?
Good morning! What can I get you?
They might also say:
Guten Tag! Was möchten Sie?
GOO-tayn tahk! Vahs MYOKH-tayn zee?
Good day! What would you like?
Bitte schön?
BEE-teh shyohn?
Yes, please?
YOU REPLY
Ich hätte gern zwei Brötchen, bitte.
Eekh KHEH-teh gehrn tsvigh BRYOT-khayn, BEE-teh.
I'd like two rolls, please.
THEY SAY
Sonst noch etwas?Zohnst nokh EH-tvuhs?
Anything else?
They might also say:
Darf es noch etwas sein?
Dahrf es nokh EH-tvuhs zighn?
Would you like anything else?
2
YOU REPLY
Nein, danke, das ist alles.
Nighn, DAHN-keh, dahs eest AH-les.
No, thank you, that's all.
Or say:Das wäre alles, danke.
Dahs VEH-reh AH-les, DAHN-keh.
THEY SAY
Das macht drei Euro zwanzig.Dahs mahkht drigh OY-roh TSVAHN-tseekh.
That comes to three euros twenty.
They might also say:
Drei zwanzig, bitte.
Drigh TSVAHN-tseekh, BEE-teh.
Three twenty, please.
3
YOU REPLY
Hier, bitte.
Kheer, BEE-teh.
Here you are.
THEY SAY
Danke schön! Schönen Tag noch!DAHN-keh shyohn! SHYOH-nayn tahk nokh!
Thank you! Have a nice day!
They might also say:
Vielen Dank, einen schönen Tag!
FEE-layn dahnk, IGH-nayn SHYOH-nayn tahk!
Thank you very much, have a nice day!
4
YOU FINISH
Danke, Ihnen auch!
DAHN-keh, EE-nayn owkh!
Thank you, you too!
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.
On the website the first dialogue, the 112 category, the rescue phrases and the “Basics” are fully open.
Words worth knowing
Guten
GOO-tayn
adjective
good (in greetings)
Morgen
MOR-gayn
noun
morning
darf
dahrf
verb
may
sein
zighn
verb
to be
hätte
KHEH-teh
verb
would have
gern
gehrn
adverb
gladly
24 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?
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