German listening A1: at a café
Practise A1 German listening with a short café dialogue, audio clips, a translated transcript, comprehension questions and explained answers without an account.
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The listening situation
Samir orders a drink and some food at a café. Listen to the seven clips in order and try to identify his order before opening the transcript. These are synthetic-voice recordings, not a recording of a real conversation or part of an official exam.
How to practise
- Listen without reading and identify the drink and food.
- Listen again and answer the questions below the recordings.
- Open the transcript and translation, then review the words you missed.
- Repeat one sentence aloud, then change the order to make a new sentence.
Clip 1
Clip 2
Clip 3
Clip 4
Clip 5
Clip 6
Clip 7
Comprehension questions
1. What does Samir drink?
Answer and explanation
Tee mit Milch
Tea with milk; the order is in clip 2.
2. Is apple cake available?
Answer and explanation
Nein.
No; in clip 5 the speaker says apple cake is unavailable.
3. What food does he finally choose?
Answer and explanation
Ein Stück Schokoladenkuchen.
A piece of chocolate cake; he chooses it in clip 6.
Full transcript and translation
1. Hallo! Was möchten Sie trinken?
Hello! What would you like to drink?
2. Einen Tee, bitte. Mit Milch.
A tea, please. With milk.
3. Gern. Möchten Sie auch etwas essen?
Certainly. Would you also like something to eat?
4. Haben Sie Apfelkuchen?
Do you have apple cake?
5. Nein, leider nicht. Aber wir haben Schokoladenkuchen.
No, unfortunately not. But we have chocolate cake.
6. Gut, dann ein Stück Schokoladenkuchen.
All right, then a piece of chocolate cake.
7. Kommt sofort!
Coming right up!
Two expressions to review
Was möchten Sie trinken? politely asks about a drink. Kommt sofort! is a common way to say the order is coming right up. Interpret the whole expression in context.
Review café vocabulary and noun articles, or return to the beginner guide. This short comprehension exercise is not a complete assessment of your level.