Lesson 12 · 22 min
Ordering coffee
I can order coffee politely in a café.
Lesson notes
Ordering one item
For A1, a simple item plus molim works well. Jednu kavu is natural for ordering one coffee.
Jednu kavu, molim.Kavu s mlijekom, molim.Vodu, molim.
Vocabulary
kava
coffee
kava s mlijekom
coffee with milk
Jednu kavu s mlijekom, molim
One coffee with milk, please
espresso
espresso coffee
čaj
tea
voda
water
šećer
sugar
mlijeko
milk
bez šećera
without sugar
Molim
Please
Dialogue
Guest
Dobar dan. Jednu kavu s mlijekom, molim.
Good day. One coffee with milk, please.
Waiter
Izvolite. Želite li šećer?
Here you are. Would you like sugar?
Listening self-check
Listen for kava, mlijeko, šećer, and molim.
Speaking self-check
Order one coffee with milk and ask for no sugar.
Writing self-check
Write a one-line coffee order.
Examples:kavakava s mlijekomJednu kavu s mlijekom, molim
This is a self-check. It is not graded automatically.