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". |
Outro |
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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! |
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