Eating and drinking on holiday
Essen und Trinken – Eating and drinking
- Ceist
How would you ask these useful questions in German?
- How can I help you?
- Do you have a table free?
- For how many people?
- What would you like to eat and drink?
- May I bring you dessert?
- Could we pay please?
- Wie kann ich Ihnen helfen? – How can I help you?Haben Sie einen Tisch frei? – Do you have a table free?Für wie viele Personen? – For how many people?Was möchten Sie essen und trinken? – What would you like to eat and drink?Darf ich Ihnen einen Nachtisch bringen? – May I bring you dessert?Können wir bitte zahlen? – Could we pay please?
- Ceist
Help Robert take part in a conversation with a Kellnerin (a waitress) at a restaurant. Robert does not know the waitress, so remember to use Sie to address her.
Kellnerin: Guten Abend wie kann ich Ihnen helfen?Robert: Ask if they have any free tables.
Kellnerin: Ja, wie viele Personen sind Sie?Robert: Say there are four of you.
Kellnerin: Ja wohl. Hier sind die Speisekarten. Was möchten Sie essen?Robert: Say you would all like sausage, chips and salad.
Kellnerin: Kein Problem. Und zu trinken?Robert: Order an orange juice.
Kellnerin: Sonst noch etwas?Robert: Where are the toilets?
- Kellnerin: Guten Abend wie kann ich Ihnen helfen? – Good evening. How can I help you?Robert: Haben Sie einen Tisch frei? – Do you have a table available?Kellnerin: Ja, wie viele Personen sind Sie? – Yes, how many people are there?Robert: (Wir sind) vier Personen. – There are four people (literally: we are four people)Kellnerin: Ja wohl. Hier sind die Speisekarten. Was möchten Sie essen? – Absolutely. Here are the menus. What would you like to eat?Robert: Wir möchten Bratwurst, Pommes frites und Salat bitte. – We'd like sausage, chips and salad please.Kellnerin: Kein Problem. Und zu trinken? – No problem. And to drink?Robert: Ich möchte einen Orangensaft. – I'd like an orange juice.Kellnerin: Sonst noch etwas? – Anything else?Robert: Wo sind die Toiletten? – Where are the toilets?
Did you know?
Although not typically recognised as a location for fine dining, Germany has the largest number of Michelin-starred restaurants after France.
The most popular meat in Germany, Austria and Switzerland is pork – Schweinefleisch – although beef – Rindfleisch, chicken – Hähnchen or Hühnerfleisch, turkey – Putenfleisch and goose – Gans are also firm favourites on German menus.
German-speaking countries are also famous for their bakeries – Bäckereien and amongst the hundreds of types of bread – Brot, you will also find many delicious cakes and tarts – Kuchen und Torten. Many regions have their own specific delicacies, such as the large Schneebälle (literally: snowballs) with dozens of different fillings found in the picturesque Bavarian town of Rothenburg ob der Tauber.
