# First steps: Ordering a drink

**Language:** Dutch  
**CEFR Level:** A1  

> Master ordering at a counter by listening to Fleur and Sem's conversation about coffee 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 in de Jordaan in Amsterdam, quiet in the middle of the morning. Fleur comes in most days and Sem is alone behind the counter. They use je with each other.

## Lessons

### 1. Ordering a drink at a counter

Sem asks Fleur what she would like, twice, and she orders a coffee.

### 2. Choosing how your coffee comes

Fleur asks for a koffie verkeerd, then changes her mind and tells Sem she wants it black.

### 3. Asking for no sugar

Fleur tells Sem she takes it without sugar.

### 4. Ordering something to eat

Sem offers Fleur a biscuit and reads her order back.

### 5. Adding to your order

Fleur adds a tea and then closes her order.

### 6. Drinking in or taking away

Fleur says she is staying, and Sem tells her to wait a moment.

### 7. Collecting your drinks

Sem sets the order down and warns Fleur that the coffee is hot.