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A2Speaking · 10 questions

Polite requests

Practise asking for things politely with Könnten Sie …?, Würden Sie …? and Ich hätte gern …. These forms sound much friendlier than the imperative.

Question 1 of 10

You are in a café and want a coffee with milk. What is the polite way to order?

Ich hätte gern … is the polite form.

Question 2 of 10

You ask a stranger to help you with your suitcase. What do you say?

helfen takes the dative.

Question 3 of 10

It is cold in the meeting room. You ask a colleague you say Sie to to close the window. What do you say?

zumachen = to close, aufmachen = to open.

Question 4 of 10

At the post office you want three stamps. What do you say?

hätte (would like) or hatte (had)?

Question 5 of 10

You and your colleague say du to each other. You want to borrow her pen. What do you say?

Keep the same form of address in the whole sentence.

Question 6 of 10

You didn’t hear the price the shop assistant said. What do you say?

wiederholen = to repeat.

Question 7 of 10

You call a company and want to speak to Frau Weber. What do you say?

On the phone: Könnte ich bitte mit … sprechen?

Question 8 of 10

On a full train you see a free seat next to someone. What do you ask?

You are asking about the seat, not the person.

Question 9 of 10

A neighbour asks you: „Könnten Sie mir kurz helfen?“ You agree. What do you say?

Accept and offer your help.

Question 10 of 10

In a restaurant you want the waiter to bring the bill. What do you say?

Who brings the bill, and who pays it?

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