German · Real conversations
How to say “Could you make it decaf?” in German
Request the decaffeinated version of a coffee.
Könnten Sie ihn koffeinfrei machen?
Could you make it decaf?
Make it clear which drink you want prepared without caffeine.
Use it in three situations
Ordering coffee
Könnten Sie ihn koffeinfrei machen?
Could you make it decaf?
Confirming a drink
Könnten Sie den Kaffee entkoffeiniert machen?
Could you make the coffee decaf?
Adjusting a café order
Könnten Sie diesen bitte entkoffeiniert machen?
Could you make this one decaf, please?
What to watch for
The expression requests decaf; it does not mean coffee without milk or sugar.
Read the whole expression before replacing a detail. The natural wording may use a different order or construction from the English sentence.
Your turn
Imagine cafés. Say this in German: Could you make the coffee decaf?
Reveal a sample reply
Könnten Sie den Kaffee entkoffeiniert machen?
Could you make the coffee decaf?
Build a useful exchange
Order a drink and clarify a small detail.
This expression in other languages
A note on speaking German
Use Sie for formal address and du with people you address informally. Könnten Sie …? is a useful polite request. Keep noun capitals and the verb position shown in each complete sentence.
The examples preserve German accents and ß. Read a full sentence before replacing a detail: a subordinate clause can move the verb to the end, and case can change an article or pronoun.
