Ordering when the menu makes no sense in German
You're sitting in a restaurant, the menu is full of words you don't recognize, and the waiter is already standing there with his notepad.
The phrase
Könnten Sie mir bitte noch einmal die Speisekarte bringen?10 words10 sentences
The ten words3 of 10
- 1Speisekarte/ˈʃpaɪ̯zəkaʁtə/
menunoun
A list of all the dishes and drinks a restaurant offers, usually with prices.
- 2Gericht/ɡəˈʁɪçt/
dishnoun
A prepared meal, for example pasta with sauce.
- 3Hauptgericht/ˈhaʊ̯ptɡəʁɪçt/
main coursenoun
The largest part of a meal, served after the starter.
- 4
Nachspeisedessert
- 5
Zutatingredient
- 6
Allergieallergy
- 7
empfehlento recommend
- 8
erklärento explain
- 9
probierento try
- 10
vegetarischvegetarian
The sentences3 of 10
Könnten Sie mir bitte noch einmal die Speisekarte bringen?
Could you bring me the menu again, please?
Ist dieses Gericht mit Fleisch oder ohne Fleisch?
Does this dish have meat in it or not?
Als Hauptgericht nehme ich bitte die Nudeln mit Soße.
For my main course I'll have the pasta with sauce, please.
Pronunciation
Speisekarte/ˈʃpaɪ̯zəkaʁtə/
The sp- at the start sounds like "shp".
Gericht/ɡəˈʁɪçt/
Stressed on the second syllable; the ch after i is the soft sound like in "ich".
Hauptgericht/ˈhaʊ̯ptɡəʁɪçt/
One word, but the stress falls on "Haupt-".
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