Lesson B: Ordering food and drinks

Transkript

1 Prepare to speak German Out There Aim: In this mini self-study lesson you are going to learn to order typical German food and drinks. Venue: On nearly every street corner you will find typical "Kiosks where you can buy beverages and snacks and in the summertime, restaurants and cafés put their tables outside. If you are in Berlin, you should go to the "Simon-Dach-Straße in Friedrichshain, an area with a lot of restaurants and bars, where you can ask the questions you will find in the task below. 1. Test: Do you know how to order a typical German sausage? There is going to be a pause for you to say it, or just listen and repeat: Eine Bratwurst, bitte! Mit Senf oder Ketchup? Mit Brötchen oder Pommes frites? A Bratwurst, please! With mustard or ketchup? With a bread roll or chips? 2. If you prefer other dishes there are more phrases you can use to order: Ich möchte vegetarisch essen. Haben Sie... frischen Fisch? Ich nehme... Matjesfilets mit Kartoffeln. Für mich... eine Portion Forelle. Ich hätte gern... einmal Kabeljau. I ll have a vegetarian dish. Do you have... fresh fish? I ll have (literally: take) herring with potatoes. For me, a plate of trout. I d like to have a plate of cod. 3. Other possible questions and answers: Was kostet...? Was kostet eine Tasse Kaffee? Was kosten eine Tasse Kaffee und ein Stück Kuchen? Noch etwas? Nein danke, das ist alles. How much is...? (singular) How much is a cup of coffee? How much is a cup of coffee and a piece of cake? (plural) Anything else? No, that s all, thanks. Copyright Languages Out There Ltd

2 4. Dialogue in a restaurant: Gast = customer (Literally: guest) Kellnerin = waitress Kellnerin Guten Tag. Hier ist unsere Speisekarte. Hello. Here is our menu. Gast Danke. Thank you. Kellnerin Haben Sie gewählt? Are you ready to order? Gast Ich nehme ein Wiener Schnitzel mit Pommes und Salat. I ll have Wiener Schnitzel with chips and salad. Kellnerin Und was möchten Sie trinken? And what would you like to drink? Gast Ein großes Glas Mineralwasser, bitte. A large glass of water, please. Kellnerin Gern. Kommt sofort. Of course, it won't be long Kellnerin Hat es Ihnen geschmeckt? Did you enjoy your meal? Gast Ja, es war sehr gut. Yes, it was delicious. Kellnerin Darf ich Ihren Teller mitnehmen? May I take your plate? Gast Oh ja. Danke. Oh yes. Thank you. Kellnerin Möchten Sie noch einen Nachtisch? Would you like a dessert? Gast Ein Eis, bitte! Ice cream, please! Kellnerin Haben Sie noch einen Wunsch? Would you like anything else? Gast Nein, danke. Die Rechnung, bitte! No, thanks. The bill, please! Kellnerin Das macht 18,60, bitte. It s 18,60, please. Gast Hier 20. Das stimmt so. Here is 20. Keep the change. Kellnerin Danke. Einen schönen Tag noch. Thank you. Have a nice day. Gast Tschüß. Bye. Kellnerin Auf Wiedersehen. Goodbye. Copyright Languages Out There Ltd

3 In Germany, the service charge is part of the bill. However, leaving no tip means, that you are not satisfied with the service. Leaving a tip just means that you are satisfied. Do not leave the tip on the table - this not how it is done in Germany. Instead, the waiter tells you the amount of the bill, you round it up and tell the waiter how much you want to pay. The difference is his tip. 5. More food and drinks: ein Schokoladeneis... eine Gemüsesuppe... ein gemischter Salat... Spiegeleier... mehr Brot... ein Mineralwasser... ein Orangensaft... ein Kaffee... ein Tee... ein Glas Milch... ein Bier... ein Glas Rotwein... eine Flasche Weißwein... a chocolate ice cream a vegetable soup a mixed salad fried eggs More bread a (glass of) water a (glass of) orange juice a (cup of) coffee a (cup of) tea a glass of milk a beer a glass of red wine a bottle of white wine 6. Useful language for your Out There task: If you have done other mini self-study German Out There lessons you probably remember the phrases below. If not have a look: Copyright Languages Out There Ltd

4 Entschuldigung! Ich lerne Deutsch. Darf ich einige Fragen stellen? Wie bitte? Ich verstehe nicht. Ich verstehe. Wie sagt man das auf Deutsch? Können Sie das aufschreiben? Excuse me! I m learning German. May I ask you some questions? Pardon? I don t understand. I understand. How do you say that in German? Can you write this down? Was bedeutet das? Was ist das? Können Sie das bitte wiederholen? Können Sie bitte langsamer sprechen? What does this mean? What is this? Can you repeat that, please? Can you speak slowly, please? Notice how all the nouns start with a capital, and that adjectives and nouns are combined to make one word, eg. Rotwein for red wine, or Mineralwasser for mineral water. 7. Now listen to some other real-life students attempting this language task before practising the new phrases and going Out There yourself. 8. Glossary Haben Sie : do you have? Für mich: for me oder: or mit: with Senf: mustard Brötchen: bread roll Pommes frites, or just Pommes: chips Katoffeln: potatoes frischen: fresh Fisch: fish Matjesfilets: herring Forelle: trout Kabeljau: cod eine Tasse Kaffe: a cup of coffee. Eine goes before feminine nouns. Copyright Languages Out There Ltd

5 ein Stück Kuchen: a piece of cake, ein goes before masculine or neuter nouns. alles: all, everything Speisekarte: menu Großes: big Sehr gut: very good Teller: plate Nachtisch: dessert Eis: ice cream Die Rechnung: the bill Copyright Languages Out There Ltd

6 9. To practise before you go Out There, try to find the missing words from the phrases below: 1. Ich Deutsch. 2. ich einige stellen? 3. Haben Sie frischen? 4. Was Kabeljau? 5. Ich einen Salat, bitte. 6. Eine Weißwein, bitte 7. Eine Portion, bitte. 8. Einen Orangen. 9. Nein danke. Das alles. 10. Die, bitte. 10. Exercise: Make a dialogue. Write it and then go back to the text and check if you are right. Then read it aloud and listen to yourself. Do you sound like the recording? Imagine your dialogue here: Copyright Languages Out There Ltd

7 Your Out There Task It's time to use what you have learned. Go and practise in a restaurant and reward yourself with some nice German food. We suggest you go to the Simon-Dach-Straße, if you are in Berlin, or any area with cafés and order your food and drinks in German. Remember to tell the staff that you are learning German. Also look at the menu and find the names of more dishes or drinks that you would like to try. Take notes of your conversation in the box below to remember your conversation. Start the conversation by saying what you do. This will make it easier for you to start your conversation: Entschuldigung, Ich lerne Deutsch. Darf ich einige Fragen stellen? Also use questions like: Was bedeutet...? Was ist das? How did that go? You have now completed another mini, self-study German Out There lesson. If you liked being able to communicate in German there are two more lessons you can download. Or why not book some original German Out There lessons at a quality Language school in Berlin. These start in the classroom and then you go Out There with your teacher. Click on the link for more information: Copyright Languages Out There Ltd