Café & Drinks

1. Es Bier, bitte

   A beer, please

   Usage

   The basic way to order a beer at a bar or restaurant

   Grammar Note

   composed: Bier is neuter, so the indefinite article is es

2. En Kafi, bitte

   A coffee, please

   Usage

   How to order coffee in a cafe; Kafi is the everyday word for coffee

   Grammar Note

   composed: Kafi is masculine, so the indefinite article is en

3. Es Glas Wii, bitte

   A glass of wine, please

   Usage

   How to order a glass of wine in a restaurant

   Grammar Note

   composed: Glas is neuter, hence es; wine is Wii (Standard German Wein)

4. Es Glas Wasser, bitte

   A glass of water, please

   Usage

   How to ask for water in a restaurant

   Grammar Note

   composed: after a measure word the noun follows directly without inflection

5. Proscht!

   Cheers!

   Usage

   A toast said when clinking glasses

   Grammar Note

   A one-word interjection; the dialect writes scht where Standard German has st in Prost

6. En Tee mit Milch, bitte

   A tea with milk, please

   Usage

   How to ask for tea with milk in a cafe

   Grammar Note

   composed: Tee is masculine, hence en; the noun follows the preposition mit directly

7. D Rächnig, bitte

   The bill, please

   Usage

   How to ask for the bill after a meal or a drink

   Grammar Note

   composed: Rächnig is feminine, hence d; it corresponds to Standard German Rechnung

8. Was empfehled Sie?

   What do you recommend?

   Usage

   A polite question asking staff what they recommend

   Grammar Note

   composed: the polite Sie takes the plural ending -ed

9. Ohni Iis

   No ice

   Usage

   Used to decline ice when ordering a cold drink

   Grammar Note

   composed: the noun follows the preposition ohni directly; Iis is Standard German Eis

10. s Mineralwasser

    Mineral water

    Usage

    A noun for mineral water used on menus and when ordering

    Grammar Note

    composed: neuter noun, so the article is s

11. heisses Wasser

    Hot water

    Usage

    Used to ask for hot water

    Grammar Note

    composed: the adjective takes the neuter ending -es to match Wasser

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