Don’t worry about this just now: we’ll be covering it in the next lesson in more detail. Coffee Break German: Lesson 11 - Notes page 7 of 20 Ich möchte can be combined with drinks as follows: ich möchte ein Glas Limonade I would like a glass of lemonade WARNING! Note that ich möchte has to be followed by the accusative so if the drink which comes after is masculine, then you have to change ein to einen. It meant “I would like to learn more German”. We have actually seen this expression already in the phrase ich möchte gern mehr Deutsch lernen which was in the bonus vocabulary for lesson 9. One very common expression is: ich möchte. ein Glas Wasser a glass of water ein Glas Bier a glass of beer ein Glas Limonade a glass of lemonade die/eine Flasche a bottle Just as with ein Glas Weißwein, there is no word for “of” when you ask for “a bottle of lemonade”: Coffee Break German: Lesson 11 - Notes page 6 of 20 eine Flasche Limonade a bottle of lemonade eine Flasche Rotwein a bottle of red wine eine Flasche Bier a bottle of beer die/eine Tasse a cup eine Tasse Zitronentee a cup of lemon tee eine Tasse Kaffee a cup of coffee ORDERING DRINKS As in most languages, there are a number of ways to order drinks and ask for things in German. If you would like a still water, you can use one of the following phrases: ein Wasser ohne Kohlensäure a still water (literally “a water without carbonic acid”!) ein stilles Wasser a still water das/ein Bier beer der/ein Wein wine Coffee Break German: Lesson 11 - Notes page 5 of 20 der/ein Weißwein white wine der/ein Rotwein red wine der/ein Rosé(wein) rosé wine If you would like to ask for “a glass of wine” you can use: ein Glas Weißwein a glass of white wine Note that there is no word for “of” in this expression: ein Glas Weißwein or ein Glas Rotwein is used. Despite the scientific-sounding phrase, it is commonly used to ask for a “sparkling water” in German. See below for the full table of definite and indefinite articles in the nominative case: MASCULINE FEMININE NEUTER DEFINITE (THE) der die das INDEFINITE (A) ein eine ein ein Wasser mit Kohlensäure a sparkling water Ein Wasser mit Kohlensäure is literally “a water with carbonic acid”. It uses the definite article das and the indefinite article ein. eine heiße Schokolade mit Sahne a hot chocolate with cream die/eine Limonade lemonade der/ein Saft juice ein Orangensaft an orange juice ein Apfelsaft an apple juice das Wasser the water ein Wasser a water Coffee Break German: Lesson 11 - Notes page 4 of 20 The word Wasser is neuter. die heiße Schokolade the hot chocolate eine heiße Schokolade a hot chocolate Note that heiße Schokolade is feminine so it uses the feminine definite article die and indefinite article eine. ein Espresso an espresso der Tee the tea ein Tee a tea ein Tee mit Milch a tea with milk ein Tee mit Zitrone a tea with lemon ein Zitronentee a lemon tea Ein Tee mit Zitrone is a tea (any kind of tea) with lemon, for example a slice of lemon, whereas ein Zitronentee is a lemonCoffee Break German: Lesson 11 - Notes page 3 of 20 flavoured fruit tea. The indefinite article for masculine words in the nominative case is ein so if you want “a coffee” you can ask for: ein Kaffee a coffee We also learned some variations: Coffee Break German: Lesson 11 - Notes page 2 of 20 ein Kaffee mit Sahne a coffee with cream ein Kaffee mit Milch a coffee with milk (milk on the side) ein Milchkaffee a coffee with milk (“white coffee”) Note the difference between ein Kaffee mit Milch, where the milk is likely to come in a small jug on the side, and ein Milchkaffee where the milk is already in the coffee. der Kaffee the coffee As we already know, the word der is the definite article (the word for “the”) for masculine words in the nominative case. As with all new vocabulary, try to learn the words with the definite article so that you know the gender of the word. DRINKS VOCABULARY The lesson began with an introduction of new vocabulary related to the topic of drinks in a café or bar. There’s more information about verbs from Kirsten, our Grammar Guru, and Julia tells us about the coffee culture in German-speaking areas. Coffee Break German Lesson 11 Study Notes Coffee Break German: Lesson 11 - Notes page 1 of 20 LESSON NOTES FÜR MEINE FRAU EIN KAFFEE MIT SAHNE It’s finally time to start ordering drinks in the café, so in this lesson of Coffee Break German we’ll learn various words and phrases to help you cope in a café situation.
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