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Eating out

Booking a table, reading the menu, ordering, and paying separately.

34 words · Level A1

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das RestaurantRestaurantsrestaurant
die SpeisekarteSpeisekartenmenu
bestellento cultivate
der KellnerKellnerwaiter
die RechnungRechnungencalculation
das TrinkgeldTrinkgeldertip
zahlento pay
die VorspeiseVorspeisenstarter, appetizer
das HauptgerichtHauptgerichtemain course
der NachtischNachtischedessert
das GetränkGetränkedrink
das LeitungswasserLeitungswassertap water
das BierBierebeer
der WeinWeinewine
der SaftSäftejuice
der TischTischetable
die ReservierungReservierungenreservation, booking
die GabelGabelnfork
das MesserMesserknife
der LöffelLöffelspoon
der TellerTellerplate
das GlasGläserglass (container)
die ServietteServiettennapkin
leckerdelicious, tasty
sattfull
der HungerHungerhunger
der Durstthirst
vegetarischvegetarian
veganvegan
scharfsharp
die BeilageBeilagenside dish
das TagesgerichtTagesgerichtedish of the day
getrenntseparate
zusammentogether; in total

How these words get used

To pay, catch the server's eye and say Zahlen, bitte or Die Rechnung, bitte. The answer is often a question: Zusammen oder getrennt? Splitting the bill per person is normal and nobody minds. Trinkgeld is not left on the table. You say the total you want to pay when you hand over cash or card, usually rounding up by five to ten percent.

Two pitfalls. Ich bin satt means you have had enough to eat. Ich bin voll means you are drunk. And scharf is spicy, while a dish that is hot in temperature is heiß.

Ask for Wasser and you get a bottle, often sparkling, on the bill. Leitungswasser is tap water, and not every Restaurant is happy to serve it. The Speisekarte is the menu. A Menü in German is a set meal of several courses.

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