Höflich bestellen an der Theke (A2)
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Wie bestellst du höflich 200 g Käse an der Theke?
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Hints for this Quiz
Think Konjunktiv II: hätte gern + Menge + bitte.
Use Ich hätte gern ... for a very polite order (Konjunktiv II). The other options are too direct or rude.
Look for könnten Sie ... bitte + verb at the end.
Könnten Sie ... bitte + infinitive is a very polite request. The others are imperative, informal, or not polite enough.
Use dürfte ich ...? for a soft permission question.
Dürfte ich ...? uses Konjunktiv II of dürfen and sounds very polite. The others are informal or rude.
Short, polite closure: Nein, danke + Das ist alles.
A polite closing is Nein, danke. Das ist alles. The other replies are too casual, demanding, or impolite.
Look for hätte + gern.
Hätte gern uses Konjunktiv II of haben and is a set polite phrase for ordering.
In German shops: use Sie, not du.
In shops you normally use the formal Sie. Du/ihr is too informal for this context.
Combine hätte gern with bitte.
Ich hätte gern ... , bitte is the most polite and natural phrasing at the counter.
Think: the clerk asks what you want to buy first.
Was darf's sein? is a standard opening question meaning What would you like?
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