German · Café
At the café you order a coffee with milk and the barista asks the size: what to say in German
At the café you order a coffee with milk and the barista asks the size.
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How it's done. Plain Kaffee is filter coffee; ask for Espresso, or Milchkaffee / Cappuccino for milk coffee.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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THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Hallo! Was darf es sein?Khuh-LOH! Vahs dahrf es zighn?
Hello! What can I get you?
They might also say:
Guten Tag! Was bekommen Sie?
GOO-tayn tahk! Vahs beh-KOH-mayn zee?
Good day! What can I get you?
YOU REPLY
Einen Cappuccino, bitte.
IGH-nayn kuh-poo-CHEE-noh, BEE-teh.
A cappuccino, please.
Or say:Einen Milchkaffee, bitte.
IGH-nayn MEELKH-kuh-feh, BEE-teh.
THEY SAY
Groß oder klein?Gros OH-duh klighn?
Large or small?
They might also say:
Welche Größe darf es sein?
VEL-kheh GRYOH-seh dahrf es zighn?
Which size?
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YOU REPLY
Klein, bitte.
Klighn, BEE-teh.
Small, please.
Or say:Groß, bitte.
Gros, BEE-teh.
THEY SAY
Zum Mitnehmen oder hier?Tsoom MEET-neh-mayn OH-duh kheer?
To take away or here?
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YOU REPLY
Hier, bitte.
Kheer, BEE-teh.
Here, please.
THEY SAY
Gern. Ich bringe es Ihnen.Gehrn. Eekh BREEN-geh es EE-nayn.
Gladly. I'll bring it to you.
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YOU FINISH
Danke schön!
DAHN-keh shyohn!
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.
On the website the first dialogue, the 112 category, the rescue phrases and the “Basics” are fully open.
Words worth knowing
darf
dahrf
verb
may
sein
zighn
verb
to be
Cappuccino
kuh-poo-CHEE-noh
noun
cappuccino
Groß
Gros
adjective
big
klein
klighn
adjective
small
Mitnehmen
MEET-neh-mayn
verb
to take away
14 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
If you did not understand
Können Sie bitte langsamer sprechen?
KYOH-nayn zee BEE-teh LAHNG-zuh-muh SHPREH-khayn?
Can you speak more slowly, please?
Was bedeutet das?
Vahs beh-DOY-tet dahs?
What does this mean?
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