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German Ordering Phrase: "Ich hätte gern..."
"Ich hätte gern..." means "I would like to have..." and is a polite way to order at a restaurant or shop in German. It's a softened, indirect form commonly used for polite requests. To ask for the bill, "Die Rechnung, bitte" (the check, please) is used.
Examples
Ich hätte gern einen Kaffee.
"I would like a coffee." (a polite way to order)
Die Rechnung, bitte.
"The check, please." (the standard way to ask for the bill)
Das war's, danke.
"That's all, thanks." (used to finish an order)