German · Café
You order tea and a glass of tap water: what to say in German
You order tea and a glass of tap water.
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How it's done. Leitungswasser is tap water, safe to drink in Germany; you can ask for it in a café, but some places charge a small fee for a glass.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
Einen Tee, bitte.
IGH-nayn teh, BEE-teh.
A tea, please.
Or say:Ich hätte gern einen Tee.
Eekh KHEH-teh gehrn IGH-nayn teh.
THEY SAY
Welche Sorte darf es sein? Schwarztee, Kamille oder Pfefferminze?VEL-kheh ZOR-teh dahrf es zighn? SHVAHRTS-teh, kuh-MEE-leh OH-duh PFEH-fehr-meen-tseh?
Which kind would you like? Black tea, camomile or peppermint?
They might also say:
Wir haben Schwarztee, Kamille und Pfefferminze. Welchen möchten Sie?
Veer KHAH-bayn SHVAHRTS-teh, kuh-MEE-leh oont PFEH-fehr-meen-tseh. VEL-khayn MYOKH-tayn zee?
We have black tea, camomile and peppermint. Which would you like?
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YOU REPLY
Pfefferminztee, bitte. Und ein Glas Leitungswasser.
PFEH-fehr-meents-teh, BEE-teh. Oont ighn glahs LIGH-toong-svuh-suh.
Peppermint tea, please. And a glass of tap water.
THEY SAY
Gern, das bringe ich Ihnen gleich.Gehrn, dahs BREEN-geh eekh EE-nayn glighkh.
Gladly, I'll bring that right away.
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YOU REPLY
Was kostet der Tee?
Vahs KOS-tet dehr teh?
How much is the tea?
THEY SAY
Der Tee kostet drei Euro fünfzig.Dehr teh KOS-tet drigh OY-roh FYOONF-tseekh.
The tea costs three euros fifty.
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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
Tee
teh
noun
tea
Sorte
ZOR-teh
noun
kind
darf
dahrf
verb
may
sein
zighn
verb
to be
Schwarztee
SHVAHRTS-teh
noun
black tea
Kamille
kuh-MEE-leh
noun
camomile
25 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?
Was bedeutet das?
Vahs beh-DOY-tet dahs?
What does this mean?
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