Going to a restaurant

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Going to a restaurant

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Restaurant staff

Your score	Vocabulary	Audio	Translation	Example sentence / notes
0/0	a chef	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	ein Küchenchef	‘The chef is on holiday next week.’
0/0	a waiter / a waitress	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	ein Kellner / eine Kellnerin	‘I worked as a waiter in a local Spanish restaurant.’

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Vocabulary, Audio, Translation, Example sentence / notes

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a chef

ein Küchenchef

‘The chef is on holiday next week.’

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a waiter / a waitress

ein Kellner / eine Kellnerin

‘I worked as a waiter in a local Spanish restaurant.’

Types of meal

Your score	Vocabulary	Audio	Translation	Example sentence / notes
0/0	breakfast	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	Frühstück	‘What did you eat for breakfast?’ Also ‘brunch’ – a late-morning mix of breakfast and lunch
0/0	lunch	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	Mittagessen	‘I decided to skip lunch and keep working instead.’
0/0	dinner	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	Abendessen	‘What time should we eat dinner?’ When eaten at home, sometimes also referred to as ‘tea’

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Vocabulary, Audio, Translation, Example sentence / notes

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breakfast

Frühstück

‘What did you eat for breakfast?’

Also ‘brunch’ – a late-morning mix of breakfast and lunch

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lunch

Mittagessen

‘I decided to skip lunch and keep working instead.’

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dinner

Abendessen

‘What time should we eat dinner?’

When eaten at home, sometimes also referred to as ‘tea’

Courses

Your score	Vocabulary	Audio	Translation	Example sentence / notes
0/0	a starter	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	eine Vorspeise	‘Would you like a starter?’
0/0	a main course	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	eine Hauptspeise	‘The main course will be with you shortly.’
0/0	a dessert	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	ein Dessert	‘Would you like a dessert?’ You can also say ‘Would you like dessert?’ (without ‘a’); dessert is also known as ‘pudding’.

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Vocabulary, Audio, Translation, Example sentence / notes

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a starter

eine Vorspeise

‘Would you like a starter?’

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a main course

eine Hauptspeise

‘The main course will be with you shortly.’

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a dessert

ein Dessert

‘Would you like a dessert?’

You can also say ‘Would you like dessert?’ (without ‘a’); dessert is also known as ‘pudding’.

Reserving a table

Your score	Vocabulary	Audio	Translation	Example sentence / notes
0/0	a reservation	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	eine Reservierung	‘Do you have a table for four free? We don’t have a reservation.’
0/0	to make a reservation	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	eine Reservierung machen	‘Would you like to make a reservation for dinner this evening?’ You might also hear ‘to book a table’ or ‘to make a booking’.
0/0	to reserve a table	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	einen Tisch reservieren	‘I’d like to reserve a table for four people for 7 p.m., please.’

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Vocabulary, Audio, Translation, Example sentence / notes

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a reservation

eine Reservierung

‘Do you have a table for four free? We don’t have a reservation.’

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to make a reservation

eine Reservierung machen

‘Would you like to make a reservation for dinner this evening?’

You might also hear ‘to book a table’ or ‘to make a booking’.

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to reserve a table

einen Tisch reservieren

‘I’d like to reserve a table for four people for 7 p.m., please.’

Adjectives in use

Your score	Vocabulary	Audio	Translation	Example sentence / notes
0/0	a menu	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	ein Menü	‘I’ll bring you the lunch menu.’
0/0	to ask for the menu	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	nach dem Menü fragen	‘Would you like to see the menu?’
0/0	to order	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	bestellen	‘Please order at the counter.’
0/0	to run out of something	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	etwas nicht mehr haben	‘I'm afraid we've run out of orange juice. Would you like apple juice instead?’
0/0	to ask for the bill	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	nach der Rechnung fragen	‘We’re going to be late. I’ll ask for the bill.’
0/0	to pay	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	zahlen	‘We’d like to pay, please.’
0/0	to leave a tip	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	Trinkgeld geben	‘The meal was excellent. We should leave a generous tip.’

Your score

Vocabulary, Audio, Translation, Example sentence / notes

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a menu

ein Menü

‘I’ll bring you the lunch menu.’

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to ask for the menu

nach dem Menü fragen

‘Would you like to see the menu?’

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to order

bestellen

‘Please order at the counter.’

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to run out of something

etwas nicht mehr haben

‘I'm afraid we've run out of orange juice. Would you like apple juice instead?’

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to ask for the bill

nach der Rechnung fragen

‘We’re going to be late. I’ll ask for the bill.’

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to pay

zahlen

‘We’d like to pay, please.’

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to leave a tip

Trinkgeld geben

‘The meal was excellent. We should leave a generous tip.’

At the table

Your score	Vocabulary	Audio	Translation	Example sentence / notes
0/0	a bowl	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	eine Schüssel	‘I’ll bring you a bowl for the rice.’
0/0	a fork	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	eine Gabel	‘Knives and forks are by the till.’
0/0	a glass	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	ein Glass	‘This glass is dirty. I’ll fetch another.’
0/0	a knife	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	ein Messer	‘Where are the knives and forks, please?’
0/0	a plate	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	ein Teller	‘This plate is chipped, could you bring another one?’
0/0	a spoon	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	ein Löffel	‘Where are the spoons kept, please?’
0/0	a table	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	ein Tisch	‘I’ve reserved the table by the window for you.’
0/0	a tablecloth	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	eine Tischdecke	‘Where are the tablecloths kept?’
0/0	a wine glass	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	ein Weinglass	‘I’ll bring you some wine glasses.’

Your score

Vocabulary, Audio, Translation, Example sentence / notes

0/0

a bowl

eine Schüssel

‘I’ll bring you a bowl for the rice.’

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a fork

eine Gabel

‘Knives and forks are by the till.’

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a glass

ein Glass

‘This glass is dirty. I’ll fetch another.’

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a knife

ein Messer

‘Where are the knives and forks, please?’

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a plate

ein Teller

‘This plate is chipped, could you bring another one?’

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a spoon

ein Löffel

‘Where are the spoons kept, please?’

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a table

ein Tisch

‘I’ve reserved the table by the window for you.’

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a tablecloth

eine Tischdecke

‘Where are the tablecloths kept?’

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a wine glass

ein Weinglass

‘I’ll bring you some wine glasses.’

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