A Visit To The Cafe

A simple story about a coffee date, in German.

Heutetoday treffemeet ichI einea gutegood Freundinfriend inin meinemmy Lieblingscaféfavorite café in Berlin. Dasthat istis immeralways soso schönnice!

IchI gehego zumto the Cafécafé undand setzeseat michmyself anat einena Tischtable fürfor zweitwo Personenpeople. Dannthen überlegeconsider ichI, waswhat ichI bestellento order möchtewould like. Esthere gibtis/are soso vielemany leckeretasty Sachenthings. IchI entscheidedecide michmyself fürfor einena Cappuccinocappuccino undand eina Stückpiece Kuchencake.

Wirwe sitzensit anat unseremour Tischtable undand plaudernto chat. Dasthe/that Cafécafé istis gemütlichcozy undand ruhigquiet. Meinemy Freundinfriend undand ichI genießenenjoy unserenour Kaffeecoffee undand denthe Kuchencake. Derthe Kaffeecoffee istis heißhot, undand derthe Kuchencake istis süßsweet. Wirwe habenhave einea tollegreat Zeittime zusammentogether.

Nachafter einera Weilewhile istis esit Zeittime zuto bezahlento pay. IchI gebegive derto the Kellnerinwaitress dasthe Geldmoney undand bedankethank michmyself. Dannthen verabschiedensay goodbye wirwe unsourselves undand gehengo.

Caféscafés sindare wunderbarewonderful Orteplaces, umto Zeittime mitwith Freundenfriends zuto verbringenspend. IchI freuelook forward michmyself schonalready auffor dasthe nächstenext Treffenmeeting inin meinemmy Lieblingscaféfavorite café.

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Wo trifft die Erzählerin ihre Freundin?

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im Park in München

zu Hause in Hamburg

Vocabulary

sein

to be

treffen (sich)

to meet

gehen

to go

möchten

would like

haben

to have

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