Free-Time Activities: Eating Out

Free-Time Activities: Eating Out

  • Essen - to eat
  • Trinken - to drink
  • Bestellen - to order
  • Bezahlen - to pay
  • Probieren - to try

Key Vocabulary: Types of Eating Establishments

  • Das Restaurant - The restaurant
  • Die Pizzeria - The pizzeria
  • Das Café - The café
  • Die Imbissbude - The snack bar
  • Die Bäckerei - The bakery
  • Das Frühstück - The breakfast
  • Das Mittagessen - The lunch
  • Das Abendessen - The dinner
  • Die Vorspeise - The starter
  • Die Hauptspeise - The main course
  • Die Nachspeise - The dessert

Examples of use:

  • Ich möchte eine Pizza bestellen - I would like to order a pizza.
  • Wir müssen die Rechnung bezahlen - We have to pay the bill.
  • Er probiert das neue Café - He tries the new café.
  • Sie essen gern im Restaurant - They like eating in the restaurant.

Useful Phrases for Conversational Use

  • Was möchtest du essen? - What do you want to eat?
  • Ins Café oder zur Imbissbude? - To the café or the snack bar?
  • Lassen Sie uns die Speisekarte sehen - Let us see the menu.
  • Kann ich die Rechnung haben, bitte? - Can I have the bill, please?
  • Wir gehen heute Abend zum Essen aus - We are going out to eat tonight.

These phrases, coupled with the terms and verbs above, will offer a firm groundwork for discussing free-time activities concerned with eating out in a standard German language conversation. It’s critical to comprehend the meanings of each sentence and expression and to be able to employ them with ease in a sentence. Always remember the phrase, Übung macht den Meister - practice makes perfect!