Café / shop basics

A1.2 bridge13 min

Order politely, ask the price, and say how you will pay.

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Say it out loudEch hätt gär e Kaffi, w.e.g.I would like a coffee, please.
Context: A high-frequency situation where short polite phrases matter more than grammar explanations.
Register note:
  • Ech hätt gär… and w.e.g. make orders sound polite without needing a long sentence.
  • Staff often answer with a bare Gären or Soss nach eppes?. Both are friendly, not curt, and Nee, merci is a complete reply.

Sound notes

  • Ech hätt gär… is a polite “I would like…” pattern.
  • w.e.g. stands for wann ech gelift: please.
  • Kaart is close to “card”; before mat, the final -n drops: Ech bezuele mat Kaart.

Phrases

Ech hätt gär e Kaffi, w.e.g.I would like a coffee, please.
Nach e Waasser, w.e.g.Another water, please.
Wat kascht dat?How much does that cost?
Ech bezuele mat Kaart.I pay by card.
D’Rechnung, w.e.g.The bill, please.

Dialogue

A
Moien, ech hätt gär e Kaffi, w.e.g.Hello, I would like a coffee, please.
B
Gären. Nach eppes?Sure. Anything else?
A
Nee, merci. Wat kascht dat?No, thank you. How much does that cost?
B
Dräi Euro.Three euros.

Vocabulary

de Kafficoffee
den Téitea
de Jusjuice
de Kuchcake
d’Terrassterrace
d’Rechnungbill
den Zockersugar
d’Mëllechmilk

Exercises

Written practice built from the phrases in this lesson. Every question can be answered by reading; audio is optional.

Exercises

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Written practice built from the phrases in this lesson. Every question can be answered by reading; audio is optional.

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1/10

What does this mean?

Ech hätt gär e Kaffi, w.e.g.

2/10

Which Luxembourgish line says this?

I pay by card.

3/10

Choose the missing word.

Gären. ____ eppes?

Sure. Anything else?

4/10

Put the words in the right order.

Sure. Anything else?

 

5/10

What does this mean?

Nach e Waasser, w.e.g.

6/10

Which Luxembourgish line says this?

The bill, please.

7/10

Choose the missing word.

Nee, merci. Wat ____ dat?

No, thank you. How much does that cost?

8/10

Put the words in the right order.

No, thank you. How much does that cost?

 

9/10

What does this mean?

Wat kascht dat?

10/10

Which Luxembourgish line says this?

Hello, I would like a coffee, please.

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Quiz

3 questions

Which phrase asks for the price?

Pick the polite order: “I would like a coffee, please.”

Type Luxembourgish for “I pay by card.”

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