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You order a birthday cake at the bakery: what to say in German
You order a birthday cake at the bakery.
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How it's done. Order a cake (Torte) a few days ahead: give the day, the number of guests, the flavour and the inscription you want on it.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
Guten Tag, ich möchte eine Torte für einen Geburtstag bestellen.
GOO-tayn tahk, eekh MYOKH-teh IGH-neh TOR-teh fyoor IGH-nayn geh-BOORTS-tuhk besh-TEH-layn.
Good day, I'd like to order a cake for a birthday.
Or say:Guten Tag, kann ich bei Ihnen eine Geburtstagstorte bestellen?
GOO-tayn tahk, kahn eekh bigh EE-nayn IGH-neh geh-BOORTS-tuhks-tor-teh besh-TEH-layn?
THEY SAY
Gern. Für welchen Tag und für wie viele Personen?Gehrn. Fyoor VEL-khayn tahk oont fyoor vee FEE-leh pehr-ZOH-nayn?
Gladly. For which day and for how many people?
They might also say:
Natürlich. Für wann brauchen Sie die Torte, und für wie viele Gäste?
Nuh-TYOOR-leekh. Fyoor vahn BROW-khayn zee dee TOR-teh, oont fyoor vee FEE-leh GES-teh?
Of course. When do you need the cake, and for how many guests?
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YOU REPLY
Für Samstag, für zehn Personen.
Fyoor ZAHMS-tuhk, fyoor tsayn pehr-ZOH-nayn.
For Saturday, for ten people.
THEY SAY
Welche Sorte möchten Sie? Wir haben Sahnetorte, Schokoladentorte und Obsttorte.VEL-kheh ZOR-teh MYOKH-tayn zee? Veer KHAH-bayn ZAH-neh-tor-teh, shoh-koh-LAH-dayn-tor-teh oont OPS-tor-teh.
Which flavour would you like? We have cream cake, chocolate cake and fruit cake.
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YOU REPLY
Schokoladentorte, bitte. Kann man etwas darauf schreiben?
Shoh-koh-LAH-dayn-tor-teh, BEE-teh. Kahn mahn EH-tvuhs duh-ROWF SHRIGH-bayn?
Chocolate cake, please. Can you write something on it?
THEY SAY
Ja, natürlich. Was soll auf der Torte stehen?Yah, nuh-TYOOR-leekh. Vahs zol owf dehr TOR-teh SHTEH-ayn?
Yes, of course. What should be written on the cake?
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YOU REPLY
Alles Gute, Anna!
AH-les GOO-teh, AH-nuh!
All the best, Anna!
THEY SAY
Gut, das schreibe ich auf. Sie können die Torte am Samstag ab acht Uhr abholen.Goot, dahs SHRIGH-beh eekh owf. Zee KYOH-nayn dee TOR-teh ahm ZAHMS-tuhk ahp ahkht oor AHB-khoh-layn.
Good, I'll note that down. You can pick up the cake on Saturday from eight o'clock.
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YOU FINISH
Perfekt, vielen Dank!
Pehr-FEKT, FEE-layn dahnk!
Perfect, thank you very much!
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
Guten
GOO-tayn
adjective
good (in greetings)
Tag
tahk
noun
day
möchte
MYOKH-teh
verb
would like
Torte
TOR-teh
noun
cake, gateau
Geburtstag
geh-BOORTS-tuhk
noun
birthday
bestellen
besh-TEH-layn
verb
to order
50 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?
Können Sie das bitte aufschreiben?
KYOH-nayn zee dahs BEE-teh OWFSH-righ-bayn?
Can you write it down, please?
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