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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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1.1Me, My Family & Friends
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2Popular Culture
2.1Free-Time Activities
2.2Customs & Festivals in German-speaking Countries
2.3Travel & Tourism
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Practice questions on Eating Out
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