Anna orders coffee and a croissant before work
Practice A1 German in a short story where Anna orders coffee and a croissant before work. Tap individual words, follow line-by-line meaning, and review vocabulary from the scene.
- Vocabulary
- Story
- Support
- Grammar
- Practice
- Review
Start with the short scene first. Tap individual words when you want the vocabulary, then use the line-by-line support to confirm the full sentence before you reread it.
Core vocabulary
coffee
noun
croissant
noun
together
adverb
card
noun
to pay
expression
table
noun
milk
adjective
hot
adjective
please
expression
everyday life
noun
Core text
Line-by-line support
Read each line with the direct translation beside it. Use this section to slow down and confirm exactly what each speaker says.
Grammar in context
These are the two patterns doing the most work in this lesson. Learn them as reusable sentence frames, not as isolated rules.
ich hätte gern
This phrase is one of the most natural polite ways to order food or drinks in German.
Kann ich ... ?
Use kann ich to ask whether an action is possible, especially with payment or service questions.
Extension reading
Review
Story check: What is Anna trying to do in this lesson, and what detail changes the situation?
Vocabulary check: Find Kaffee, Croissant, zusammen, and Karte in the story text again. Explain what each word is doing in its sentence.
Retell: Retell the scene in two or three sentences using Kaffee and Croissant. Then add one sentence about why the ending matters for Anna.