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Folge 14: Was trinkst du?
Friends order beer, coffee, cola, and lemonade while plotting how to find Yara’s bike shop online.
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Episode summary
Around a table, the group talks about Yara: she is pretty, she lives in Germany, and someone asks whether she lives in this city. Nobody knows her bike shop by name, so the conversation turns practical and a little playful. A host asks what everyone would like to drink and lists apple juice, water, beer, wine, cola, and lemonade, then adds that coffee and tea are also available. One person takes a beer without hesitation. Another orders coffee with lots of milk but little sugar and even helps prepare it. Nico is asked if he is thirsty too and chooses cola; someone else picks lemonade so the whole table has something different. Then comes the plan: post Yara’s photo on Book and ask who recognizes the bike shop so they can find the address. Hunger comes up next, menus appear on the table, and they toast with a cheerful Prost. At the end someone notices Nawin is missing and wonders aloud where he is.
Key vocabulary
trinken
Meaning: to drink
Example: Was möchtest du trinken?
der Apfelsaft
Meaning: apple juice
Example: Zum Frühstück trinke ich oft Apfelsaft.
das Wasser
Meaning: water
Example: Bitte bring mir ein Glas Wasser.
das Bier
Meaning: beer
Example: Am Abend bestellt er ein kaltes Bier.
der Wein
Meaning: wine
Example: Zum Essen trinken wir ein Glas Wein.
der Kaffee
Meaning: coffee
Example: Ich brauche morgens einen starken Kaffee.
der Tee
Meaning: tea
Example: Am Nachmittag trinkt sie lieber Tee.
die Milch
Meaning: milk
Example: In den Kaffee kommt viel Milch.
der Zucker
Meaning: sugar
Example: Nimm bitte nur wenig Zucker.
der Durst
Meaning: thirst
Example: Nach dem Sport habe ich großen Durst.
die Speisekarte
Meaning: menu
Example: Kannst du mir die Speisekarte geben?
Prost!
Meaning: Cheers!
Example: Wir heben die Gläser und sagen Prost!
Grammar & usage focus
Ordering drinks with möchten and nehmen
When you order a drink in German, two patterns are especially useful. Was möchtest du trinken? asks what someone would like; the answer often uses ich möchte or the more casual ich nehme / ich nehm. Add details with mit (with) and the adverbs viel (a lot) and wenig (a little): mit viel Milch, aber wenig Zucker. Drink nouns keep their gender in the order: ein Bier, einen Kaffee, eine Cola.
Examples
- Ich möchte einen Tee mit wenig Zucker.
- Für mich bitte ein Wasser, danke.
Comprehension check
Which drinks does the host list at the start?
Show answer: Apple juice, water, beer, wine, cola, and lemonade (plus coffee and tea).
How does the coffee drinker want the coffee?
Show answer: With lots of milk but little sugar.
What does Nico order to drink?
Show answer: Cola.
How do they plan to find Yara’s bike shop?
Show answer: They will post her photo on Book and ask who knows the shop so they can find the address.
What do they say when they raise their glasses?
Show answer: Prost!
Tips for shadowing this episode
Practice saying your usual café order out loud: Ich nehme einen Kaffee mit Milch. Listen for viel versus wenig—they change the meaning of the same drink. Prost is the toast word; you will hear it again whenever glasses clink in later episodes.
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