Checking a simple order | Learn German in English

German lesson set in a contemporary Berlin everyday setting: At a food pickup counter, two adults check that the drinks and food match the receipt before carrying them..

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Dialogue

A

Lass uns die Bestellung prüfen.

lahss uhns dee beh-SHTELL-loong PROO-fen Let's check the order.
B

Die Getränke sind hier.

dee guh-TRENG-kuh zint heer The drinks are here.
A

Haben wir auch das Essen?

HAH-ben veer owkh dahss ESS-en Do we have the food too?
B

Es ist in dieser Tüte.

ess ist in DEE-zuh TOO-tuh It's in this bag.
A

Ist alles richtig?

ist ALL-ess RIKH-tikh Is everything correct?
B

Es passt zum Kassenbon.

ess pahst tsoom KASS-en-bohn It matches the receipt.
A

Ich kann die Getränke nehmen.

ikh kahn dee guh-TRENG-kuh NAY-men I can take the drinks.
B

Ich trage die Tüte mit dem Essen.

ikh TRAH-guh dee TOO-tuh mitt dehm ESS-en I'll carry the food bag.

Word by Word

Lass In “Lass uns die Bestellung prüfen.”, “Lass” helps suggest a joint action: “let’s check.” A reusable pattern is “Lass uns” followed by an infinitive, for example when suggesting an action to another person.
uns In “Lass uns die Bestellung prüfen.”, “uns” means “us” and refers to the speaker and the other person together. It is used in the common joint-action pattern “Lass uns” followed by an infinitive.
die In “die Bestellung”, “die” identifies the specific order being checked. The same form appears in “Die Getränke” for the specific drinks; it is used directly before the noun it identifies.
Bestellung “Bestellung” means “order” here, specifically the food-and-drink order being checked. It is useful when talking about an order at a restaurant or pickup counter, especially together with a verb such as checking or placing an order.
prüfen In “Lass uns die Bestellung prüfen.”, “prüfen” means “to check” or “to verify.” After “Lass uns”, it names the action the two people should do; this pattern is useful when suggesting that something be checked together.
Getränke “Getränke” means “drinks” here and refers to the beverages in the order. It appears both in “Die Getränke sind hier.” and “die Getränke nehmen”; use it when referring to drinks as part of an order or group of items.
sind In “Die Getränke sind hier.”, “sind” means “are” and connects the drinks with their location. A reusable pattern is a plural subject followed by “sind” and a location, when saying where several things are.
hier In “Die Getränke sind hier.”, “hier” means “here”, indicating that the drinks are at the current place. It is useful when pointing out the location of an item to another person.
Haben At the beginning of “Haben wir auch das Essen?”, “Haben” asks whether the speakers have or received something. It starts a yes-or-no question and can be reused in “Haben wir ...?” questions about items that should be present.
wir In “Haben wir auch das Essen?”, “wir” means “we” and refers to the two people checking the order. It is the group being asked about in the question and commonly appears with a verb when describing what the group has or does.
auch In “Haben wir auch das Essen?”, “auch” means “too” or “also” and adds the food to the drinks already being checked. It is useful before the additional item or part of a question when asking whether something else is included.
das In “das Essen”, “das” identifies the specific food that should be part of the order. It appears directly before the noun and helps refer to a particular item rather than food in general.
Essen “Essen” means “food” here, referring to the food in the order. In “das Essen”, it is useful when identifying the food item that should be present alongside the drinks.
Es In “Es ist in dieser Tüte.”, “Es” means “it” and refers to the food just mentioned. It is useful for referring back to an item when stating where that item is.
ist In “Es ist in dieser Tüte.”, “ist” means “is” and links the food to its location. The same form begins “Ist alles richtig?” as a question asking whether everything is correct.
in In “Es ist in dieser Tüte.”, “in” indicates that the food is inside the bag. It is reusable before a place or container when describing where something is located.
dieser In “dieser Tüte”, “dieser” means “this” and points to the particular bag being indicated. It appears directly before the noun when identifying one specific nearby item.
Tüte “Tüte” means “bag” here, specifically the bag containing the food. It is useful at a pickup counter when identifying which bag holds an order item.
alles In “Ist alles richtig?”, “alles” means “everything” and refers to the complete order and its items. It is useful when checking whether all parts of something are correct.
richtig In “Ist alles richtig?”, “richtig” means “correct” or “right.” It describes whether the order has no mistakes, making it useful when checking details against a receipt or list.
passt In “Es passt zum Kassenbon.”, “passt” means “matches” or “is consistent with” the receipt. The pattern “passt zu” is useful when saying that an item or information agrees with something else.
zum In “zum Kassenbon”, “zum” means “to the” and connects the order with the receipt in the expression “Es passt zum Kassenbon.” It is the contracted form of “zu dem” and is used before the specific noun being matched.
Kassenbon “Kassenbon” means “receipt”, the receipt used to check the order. It is useful when comparing the items received with the written record of a purchase.
Ich In “Ich kann die Getränke nehmen.” and “Ich trage die Tüte mit dem Essen.”, “Ich” means “I” and identifies the speaker. It is used at the beginning of statements about what the speaker can do or will carry.
kann In “Ich kann die Getränke nehmen.”, “kann” means “can” and says that the speaker is able or ready to take the drinks. It is followed by an action expressed with an infinitive, as in “kann ... nehmen.”
nehmen In “Ich kann die Getränke nehmen.”, “nehmen” means “take” and describes taking the drinks. It follows “kann” in the pattern “Ich kann” plus an infinitive and takes the item being taken after it.
trage In “Ich trage die Tüte mit dem Essen.”, “trage” means “carry” and describes carrying the food bag. It is useful in statements about transporting an item, especially with the item carried directly after it.
mit In “die Tüte mit dem Essen”, “mit” means “with” and connects the bag to the food associated with or inside it. A reusable pattern is a noun followed by “mit” and the thing that accompanies or is contained with it.
dem In “mit dem Essen”, “dem” identifies the specific food connected with the bag. It is the form used here after “mit” and appears directly before “Essen”.

Grammar Points

Lass uns + Infinitiv

Lass uns die Bestellung prüfen.

lahss uhns dee beh-SHTELL-loong PROO-fen

Let's check the order.

“Lass uns” plus the infinitive forms a suggestion, similar to “Let’s …” in English.

in dieser + Nomen

in dieser Tüte

in DEE-zuh TOO-tuh

in this bag

After “in” for a location, the feminine form is “dieser,” not the basic form “diese.”

German Vocabulary

alles pron
ALL-ess everything

Ist alles richtig?

auch adv
owkh too

Haben wir auch das Essen?

Bestellung noun
beh-SHTELL-loong order

die Bestellung

dieser det
DEE-zuh this

dieser Tüte

Essen noun
ESS-en food

das Essen

Getränk noun
guh-TRENGK drink Getränke

Die Getränke sind hier.

haben verb
HAH-ben have Haben

Haben wir auch das Essen?

hier adv
heer here

Die Getränke sind hier.

in prep
in in

in dieser Tüte

Lass uns phrase
lahss uhns Let's

Lass uns die Bestellung prüfen.

prüfen verb
PROO-fen check

die Bestellung prüfen

Tüte noun
TOO-tuh bag

dieser Tüte

Quiz

Word Order

Arrange the words in the correct order.

Let's check the order.

Show AnswerLass uns die Bestellung prüfen.

The drinks are here.

Show AnswerDie Getränke sind hier.

Do we have the food too?

Show AnswerHaben wir auch das Essen?

Spelling

Tap the letters to spell the word.

too

Show Answerauch

here

Show Answerhier

drink

Show AnswerGetränke

have

Show AnswerHaben