Learn how to order at a restaurant
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| Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute German Season 1, Lesson 22 - Ordering at a restaurant. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to order at a restaurant or coffee shop in German. | |
| Body | |
| Eric: Here's how you say 'Can I see the menu?' in German. | |
| Albert: [Normal] Kann ich das Menü haben? | |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'can' | |
| Albert: [Normal] Kann [Slow] Kann | |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'I' | |
| Albert: [Normal] ich [Slow] ich | |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'that' | |
| Albert: [Normal] das [Slow] das | |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'menu' | |
| Albert: [Normal] Menü [Slow] Menü | |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'to have' | |
| Albert: [Normal] haben [Slow] haben | |
| Eric: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'Can I see the menu?' | |
| Albert: [Slow] Kann ich das Menü haben? [Normal] Kann ich das Menü haben? | |
| Eric: Ok, now let's take a look at how to say 'What do you recommend?' | |
| Albert: [Normal] Was können Sie empfehlen? | |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'what' | |
| Albert: [Normal] Was [Slow] Was | |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'can' | |
| Albert: [Normal] können [Slow] können | |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'you (formal)' | |
| Albert: [Normal] Sie [Slow] Sie | |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'to recommend' | |
| Albert: [Normal] empfehlen [Slow] empfehlen | |
| Eric: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'What do you recommend?' | |
| Albert: [Slow] Was können Sie empfehlen? [Normal] Was können Sie empfehlen? | |
| Eric: Next up is the way to say 'A coffee please.' | |
| Albert: [Normal] Einen Kaffee bitte. | |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'a' | |
| Albert: [Normal] Einen [Slow] Einen | |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'coffee' | |
| Albert: [Normal] Kaffee [Slow] Kaffee | |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'please' | |
| Albert: [Normal] bitte [Slow] bitte | |
| Eric: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'A coffee please.' | |
| Albert: [Slow] Einen Kaffee bitte. [Normal] Einen Kaffee bitte. | |
| Eric: Finally, here is a way to say 'I would like a coffee.' | |
| Albert: [Normal] Ich möchte einen Kaffee haben. | |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'I' | |
| Albert: [Normal] Ich [Slow] Ich | |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'would like' | |
| Albert: [Normal] möchte [Slow] möchte | |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'a' | |
| Albert: [Normal] einen [Slow] einen | |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'coffee' | |
| Albert: [Normal] Kaffee [Slow] Kaffee | |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'to have' | |
| Albert: [Normal] haben [Slow] haben | |
| Eric: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'I would like a coffee.' | |
| Albert: [Slow] Ich möchte einen Kaffee haben. [Normal] Ich möchte einen Kaffee haben. | |
| Cultural Insight | |
| Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. | |
| Albert: There are many different ways to order at a restaurant or coffee shop, but one of the most commonly used phrases would be Ich möchte gerne einen Kaffee which literally means "I would like to have a coffee". The word Kaffee is of course replaceable. Also, you can add items by using und to mean "and" like in Ich möchte gerne einen Kaffee und ein Stück Apfelkuchen which means "I would like to have a coffee and a piece of apple pie". | |
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| Eric: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson! |
16 Comments
HideHi Listeners, what would you like to order?
Hi Christine,
First to your question about the "Menü" vs. "Speisekarte":
You are right👍 in that they are different. Menü covers Speisekarte but it
can also mean "a set menu".
As to your order:
Please allow me to make some tiny little changes here:
Ich möchte ein Bier und Wiener Schnitzel (mit Schweinefleish) mit Spaetzle, bitte! Und Apfelstrudel zum Nachtisch mit Kaffee, bitteschön.
Guten Appetit!😄
If you have any further questions, please let us know.
Kind regards,
Reinhard
Team GermanPod101.com
Ich mochte einen Bier und Wiener Schnitzel (mit Schweinefleish) und Spaetzle, bitte! Und Apfelstrudel zum Nachtisch mit Kaffee, bitteschon.
Ich habe gehort dass sich ein Menu von eine Spiesekarte unterscheidet. Korrekt?
Hi Elizabeth,
Bon appetit!😉
Thank you.
If you have any questions, please let us know.
Kind regards,
Reinhard
Team GermanPod101.com
Ich möchte gerne die Fleischwurst und das Gemüse. Und mein Mann möchte gerne den Lachs.
Hello Тарык,
Thank you for your comment.
This is almost perfect. Please let me make some tiny little
changes to your sentence:
Ich möchte ein Müsli und ein Glas Orangensaft haben, bitte!
(We usually eat Müsli from a bowl rather than a plate. So, if you
really want to mention the bowl, it would be: eine Schale Müsli)
If you have any further questions, please let us know.
Kind regards,
Reinhard
Team GermanPod101.com
Ich möchte eine Teller Müsli und eine Glas Orangensaft haben, bitte!)
Hi Emelyne,
Sounds like a great combination, healthy and yummy.😉
Thank you.
If you have any further questions, please let us know.
Kind regards,
Reinhard
Team GermanPod101.com
Ich möchte einen Salat und eine Flasche Bier bitte
Hi Noumbissie Dorothée,
Thank you for your comment.
Please allow me to change it just a little bit:
Ich möchte einen Kaffee haben, und einen Salat bitte.
If you have any further questions, please let us know.
Kind regards,
Reinhard
Team GermanPod101.com