#69 Stop saying "Ich will"! 🛑 | The Most Rude German Mistake (A1)
Welcome to Lektion 69 of our Beginner German series! Today, we are learning how to be polite: Ordering Food and Wishes (
📝 Transcript
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Hello everyone, welcome to Lesson 69. We are going to a cafe today. But first, subscribe to our channel.
Subscribe. Hello everyone. Yes, subscribe. I am so hungry. I want everything on the menu right now.
Lucas, we need to talk about your manners before we go anywhere. Grab your notebooks, sit up straight and prepare to. Pause, write, repeat.
M, alright. Alright. Uh, sorry, I'm calming down. I'm just so incredibly hungry, don't be so loud. We're in public here. You just basically slammed your hand on the table and yelled like a caveman. People are already staring.
Yeah, okay, my mistake. I, uh, I'll smile very friendly now and speak softly. Better?
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📖 Vocabulary
Key vocabulary from this episode with part of speech, meaning, and example sentences. Practice along with the video above.
| Word | Type | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| der Kanal (m.) | Nomen (m.) | channel | Abonniert unseren Kanal! |
| hungrig | Adjektiv | hungry | Ich bin sehr hungrig. |
| die Öffentlichkeit (f.) | Nomen (f.) | public | Wir sind in der Öffentlichkeit, sei leise. |
| der Fehler (m.) | Nomen (m.) | mistake | Das war mein Fehler. |
| höflich | Adjektiv | polite | Bitte sei höflich. |
| die Fremdsprache (f.) | Nomen (f.) | foreign language | Ich lerne eine Fremdsprache. |
| bestellen | Verb | to order | Ich möchte einen Kaffee bestellen. |
| das Wörterbuch (n.) | Nomen (n.) | dictionary | Ich suche das Wort im Wörterbuch. |
| wollen | Verb | to want (informal/demanding) | Ich will jetzt essen! (This sounds rude) |
| möchten | Verb | to want (polite) | Ich möchte einen Kaffee, bitte. |
✏️ Exercises
Test your understanding with fill-in-the-blank and multiple choice questions. Click "Check" to see the answer.
Ich ___ einen Kaffee, bitte.
Welches Wort ist höflicher, wenn man etwas bestellen möchte?
Wir sind hier in der ___. Sei leise!
Was bedeutet "hungrig"?
Entschuldigung, das war mein ___.
Du bist in einem Café und möchtest einen Kuchen. Was sagst du am besten?
Ich muss ein Wort im ___ nachschlagen.
Welcher Artikel passt zu "Kanal"?
Es ist wichtig, in einer ___ höflich zu sein.
Was ist der Hauptunterschied zwischen "Ich will" und "Ich möchte" im Kontext des Bestellens?
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