# First steps: Ordering a drink

**Language:** Hindi  
**CEFR Level:** A1  

> Master ordering at a counter by listening to Anjali and Vikas's conversation about chai on a quiet morning. It may feel challenging at first, but by the end of this course you will be able to fully understand and participate.

**Setting:** A small café on a corner in Hauz Khas in Delhi, quiet in the middle of the morning. Anjali comes in most days and Vikas is alone behind the counter. Both speak to each other formally throughout.

## Lessons

### 1. Ordering a drink at a counter

Vikas asks Anjali what she would like, twice, and she orders a chai.

### 2. Choosing a size

Anjali asks for a small chai and then changes her mind.

### 3. Asking for no sugar

Anjali tells Vikas she takes it without sugar.

### 4. Ordering something to eat

Vikas offers Anjali a samosa and reads her order back.

### 5. Adding to your order

Anjali adds a coffee and then closes her order.

### 6. Drinking in or taking away

Anjali says she is staying, and Vikas asks her to wait a moment.

### 7. Collecting your drinks

Vikas brings the order over and warns Anjali that the chai is hot.