How do you ask if a table is free?

You say "Ist der Tisch am Fenster heute Abend noch frei?"; frei means free.

How do you order a cold beer?

You say "Ich hätte gern ein kaltes Bier vom Fass, bitte."

It means onion, a round bulb of many layers with a sharp taste that stings your eyes when you cut it.

You sit in the Gasthaus this evening, find yourself a table by the window, and read the menu from top to bottom.

Können Sie uns einen trockenen Wein zum Essen empfehlen?

Can you recommend a dry wine to go with the food?

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Wein/vaɪ̯n/
winenoun
An alcoholic drink made from grapes.
Bier/biːɐ̯/
beernoun
An alcoholic drink made from grain and hops, or a glass of it.
Fleisch/flaɪ̯ʃ/
meatnoun
The part of an animal that is eaten.
Zwiebel/ˈtsviːbəl/
onionnoun
A round bulb of many layers with a sharp taste that stings your eyes when you cut it.
Preis/pʁaɪ̯s/
pricenoun
The money that something costs.
frei/fʁaɪ̯/
freeadjective
Not blocked, so that you can get through or in.
bleiben/ˈblaɪ̯bən/
stayverb
To be in a place and not leave.
riechen/ˈʁiːçən/
smellverb
To perceive with the nose that something has a smell.
viel/fiːl/
a lotadverb
In a large amount or quantity.
schreiben/ˈʃʁaɪ̯bən/
writeverb
To put letters and words on paper or type them.

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Können Sie uns einen trockenen Wein zum Essen empfehlen?
Can you recommend a dry wine to go with the food?
Ich hätte gern ein kaltes Bier vom Fass, bitte.
I'd like a cold draft beer, please.
Ist in dieser Suppe Fleisch oder nur Gemüse?
Is there meat in this soup, or just vegetables?
Bitte machen Sie den Salat ohne Zwiebel für mich.
Please make the salad without onion for me.
Steht der Preis für das Menü auch auf der Karte?
Is the price of the set menu also on the menu?
Ist der Tisch am Fenster heute Abend noch frei?
Is the table by the window still free tonight?
Können wir noch eine halbe Stunde hier bleiben?
Can we stay here another half hour?
Hier kann man das frische Brot aus der Küche riechen.
You can smell the fresh bread from the kitchen here.
Das ist mir zu viel, ich nehme die kleine Portion.
That's too much for me, I'll have the small portion.
Können Sie die Bestellung bitte auf einen Zettel schreiben?
Could you write the order down on a piece of paper, please?

Bier/biːɐ̯/
The ie is a long i, the r at the end sounds like a short a.
Zwiebel/ˈtsviːbəl/
The z at the start sounds like ts, then comes the w, and the i is long. The stress falls on the first syllable.
riechen/ˈʁiːçən/
The ie is a long i.
viel/fiːl/
The v here sounds like an f, the i after it is long.

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How do you ask if a table is free?: You say "Ist der Tisch am Fenster heute Abend noch frei?"; frei means free.
How do you order a cold beer?: You say "Ich hätte gern ein kaltes Bier vom Fass, bitte."
What does Zwiebel mean?: It means onion, a round bulb of many layers with a sharp taste that stings your eyes when you cut it.

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