Bier
Still in Germany. Might’ve had a beer or two!
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“What else would I need to know?”
“Another beer – Noch ein Bier, bitte!”
Or even better:
“Can you say anything besides …?”
“Noch ein Bier, bitte!”
“Is your daughter 18?” is handy.
Do you have sauerkraut in your lederhosen?
“Currywurst mit Pommes, bitte!”
Right. “Wie viel?” (“How much?”) or “Zahlen, bitte!” (“The bill, please!”) would be very counterproductive.
I love this! When I lived in Germany we traveled to a lot of other countries. We figured we needed to know how to order beer and ask for the bathroom 🙂 Please and Thank you are nice too, but Greek is hard!
I rapidly discovered in Japan that asking for directions is of little use if you cannot understand the answer (unless they realize they should point). I also learned that one of the most useful phases in any language is, “that, please.” For a real thrill, go into a restaurant in which you can see on the menu some sort of su-te-ki (steak) for about $20, point to that line, and say, “Kore, kudasai.” (It actually worked out better than I expected!)