::: Talk coffee - some helpful words and sentences :::
::: The customer :::
Hello, I would like a cup of coffee, please.
A small/medium/large cup. What do you have? I think I will try the small cappucino. Which flavors do you have? That sounds tasty. A hazelnut/vanilla coffee, please. Is whipped cream extra? No, the small one/ medium sized one, please. Yes, that's it. Thanks. No, I'd like a piece of cheese cake with it, please. |
Hallo, ich hätte gerne eine Tasse Kaffee.
Eine kleine/mittlere/große Tasse. Was haben Sie denn? Ich denke ich versuche mal den kleinen Cappuccino. Welche Geschmacksrichtungen haben Sie? Das klingt lecker. Einen Haselnuss/Vanille-Kaffee, bitte. Kostet geschlagene Sahne extra? Nein, den kleinen/mittleren/großen bitte. Ja, das wars. Danke. Nein, ich hätte gerne ein Stück Käsekuchen dazu. |
::: The barista :::
How do you take your coffee?
- Black coffee is coffee with no milk in it.
- White coffee is coffee with milk in it.
- Café au lait is coffee made with a lot of hot milk. It is often sweet.
- Espresso is very strong coffee. In Australia, it is often called a "short black".
- Cappuccino is espresso with frothed milk (milk mixed with air). A well-made cappuccino should be made of strong coffee. When the frothy milk is poured gently into the coffee cup, it should be white on top and have a ring of darker coffee around the edge. Cappuccino coffee sometimes has cocoa sprinkled on top.
- Latte is made like a cappuccino but with added milk and a very thin layer of foam.
- "Flat white" is a double espresso where milk micro foam is added to the crema (an emulsion of the oils in the coffee beans when combined with hot water that floats) on the double espresso.
- Americano is espresso with a lot of hot water.
- Irish coffee is coffee with whiskey and with cream on the top.
- Iced coffee is espresso in a tall glass with crushed ice, cold milk and ice cream.
- Vietnamese style coffee (Cafe Sua Da) is filtered coffee poured over ice into a glass with sweet condensed milk (thick milk which has had the water removed).
- Baby-cino is a small hot milk drink suitable for children.
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