Ordering Coffee at a Café
Essential everyday phrases for ordering drinks and food at a Norwegian café.
Key Phrases
Hei!
neutralHi!
The most common way to greet café staff.
God morgen!
politeGood morning!
A slightly more formal greeting, usually used earlier in the day.
En kaffe, takk.
neutralA coffee, please.
Short and direct phrasing to service workers is standard, not casual.
Jeg vil gjerne ha en kaffe.
politeI would like a coffee.
A softer and more formal way to place an order.
Her eller ta med?
neutralFor here or to go?
Staff will usually ask this immediately after you order.
Ta med, takk.
neutralTo go, please.
Brevity is standard in this transaction, not casual.
Hva blir det?
neutralWhat will that be?
This is a very standard and polite idiomatic way to ask for the total.
Kan jeg betale med kort?
neutralCan I pay by card?
Almost all places in Norway prefer card payments.
Vil du ha kvittering?
neutralDo you want a receipt?
The cashier will almost always ask this after you pay.
Nei takk.
neutralNo thanks.
The standard, polite way to refuse a receipt.