Eating Out

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Ins Restaurant Gehen - Going to the Restaurant

Key vocab

der Imbissstand, der Schnellimbiss – snack bar, takeaway.
die Eisdiele – ice cream parlour.
das Gasthaus – pub, inn.
bedienen – to serve.
sich beschweren – to complain.
bestellen – to order.
bezahlen – to pay.
empfehlen – to recommend.
Bedienung, bitte! – service, please!
Herr Ober! - waiter!

Restaurantbesuch

Herr Ober! Ich möchte bitte bezahlen.
- Waiter! I would like to pay please.
Sie haben die Suppe empfohlen.
- They recommended the soup.
Wir haben das Gasthaus besucht und haben da das Hähnchen bestellt.
- We visited the guesthouse and ordered the chicken there.

Deine Restaurant-Erfahrung

Jono hat gesagt, dass du gestern eine neue Eisdiele besucht hast. Wie war es?
- Jono said that you went to a new ice cream parlour yesterday. How was it?
Leider war es eine schlechte Erfahrung. Ich habe Schokoladeneis bestellt, aber es gab ein Haar in meinem Eis. Ich habe mich bei dem Ober beschwert.
- Sadly it was a bad experience. I ordered chocolate ice-cream but there was a hair in my ice-cream, so I complained to the waiter.

Ins Restaurant Gehen - Going to the Restaurant

Key vocab

die Vorspeise - starter.
das Hauptgericht – main course.
die Nachspeise – dessert.
die Speisekarte – menu.
das Tagesgericht – dish of the day.
das Tagesmenü – menu of the day.
der Vegetarier – the vegetarian.
schmecken – to taste.
satt sein – to be full, have had enough (to eat).
köstlich - delicious.
durstig - thirsty.
scharf - hot, spicy.

Café-Besuch

Die Nachspeise ist zu kalt.
- The dessert is too cold.
Das Hauptgericht schmeckt ihm gut.
- The main course tastes good to him.
Ich bin Vegetarier. Deshalb kann ich das Tagesgericht nicht essen.
- I'm a vegetarian, so I can't eat the dish of the day.

Dein Café-Besuch

Ich bin satt, ich kann nicht mehr essen, Leo.
- I've had enough to eat, I can't eat anymore, Leo.
Aber es gibt so viele köstliche Speisen auf der Speisekarte, Abdul! Du solltest das Tagesgericht probieren, es ist wirklich lecker!
- But there are so many delicious dishes on the menu, Abdul! You should try the dish of the day, it's really tasty!

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