German · Bäckerei
The assistant quickly asks: eat in or take away: what to say in German
The assistant quickly asks whether you eat here or take it away.
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How it's done. Bakeries with a few tables ask Hier essen oder zum Mitnehmen?; takeaway is often cheaper because the tax is lower.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
Hier essen oder zum Mitnehmen?Kheer EH-sayn OH-duh tsoom MEET-neh-mayn?
Eat here or take away?
They might also say:
Zum Mitnehmen oder hier?
Tsoom MEET-neh-mayn OH-duh kheer?
To take away or here?
Ist das zum Mitnehmen?
Eest dahs tsoom MEET-neh-mayn?
Is that to take away?
YOU REPLY
Zum Mitnehmen, bitte.
Tsoom MEET-neh-mayn, BEE-teh.
To take away, please.
Or say:Ich esse hier, bitte.
Eekh EH-seh kheer, BEE-teh.
THEY SAY
Alles klar. Einen Moment, bitte.AH-les klahr. IGH-nayn moh-MAYNT, BEE-teh.
All right. One moment, please.
They might also say:
Gern. Das dauert einen Moment.
Gehrn. Dahs DOW-ehrt IGH-nayn moh-MAYNT.
Gladly. It will take a moment.
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YOU FINISH
Danke schön!
DAHN-keh shyohn!
Thank you!
Or say:Vielen Dank!
FEE-layn dahnk!
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
Hier
Kheer
adverb
here
essen
EH-sayn
verb
to eat
Mitnehmen
MEET-neh-mayn
verb
to take away
klar
klahr
adjective
clear
Moment
moh-MAYNT
noun
moment
schön
shyohn
adjective
beautiful, nice
6 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?
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