Top 50 phrases to get by Germany: Dining out
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Key Phrases
Speisekarte
Menu
Die Rechnung, bitte
The check, please
Prost!
Cheers!
Skills You'll Learn
Ordering food and drinks
Essen und Getränke bestellen
Requesting the bill
Nach der Rechnung fragen
Expressing enjoyment
Freude ausdrücken
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Speisekarte
SHPIE-zuh-kar-tuh
Menu
Wasser
VAH-ser
Water
Bier
BEER
Beer
Wein
VINE
Wine
Kaffee
KAHF-fay
Coffee
Ich möchte das
eech MUR-kh-tuh dahs
I want this
💬 [möchte] is a softer, more polite way to ask for something than a blunt [will]. You can reuse the pattern with other things: [Ich möchte ein Wasser] or [Ich möchte die Suppe].
See breakdown →Lecker
LECK-er
Delicious
Die Rechnung, bitte
dee REH-kh-noong BIT-tuh
The check, please
🇩🇪 In Germany, asking for [die Rechnung] does not rush the staff in a rude way; they usually will not bring it until you ask. You normally pay at the table.
See breakdown →Vegetarisch
veh-geh-TAR-ish
Vegetarian
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