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oiled vegetables<br />
baked bananas, apples<br />
fried chicken, eggs, potatoes<br />
grilled fi sh, vegetables<br />
poached eggs, salmon<br />
roast(ed) beef, chicken, duck, lamb,<br />
turkey, potatoes<br />
sautéed potatoes<br />
smoked salmon, haddock,<br />
sausage<br />
stewed fruit<br />
stir-fried vegetables, duck<br />
If you can‘t <strong>de</strong>ci<strong>de</strong> or have any questions,<br />
don‘t hesitate to ask the waiter:<br />
> What’s the soup of the day please?<br />
> Have you got any daily specials?<br />
> What do you recommend from the<br />
menu?<br />
> How is the lamb done?<br />
> What is the chicken served with?<br />
> Could we see the wine list please?<br />
> Do you serve wine by the quarter<br />
litre?<br />
ProFirma 07/08 2011<br />
Culinary conversation<br />
How did you like your food? Ask your<br />
dining companion how s/he likes it:<br />
> How is your food? – Everything is just<br />
fi ne. How about yours?<br />
> Is the lamb good? – This tastes <strong>de</strong>licious/great/fantastic.<br />
> I think I‘ll have a second serving from<br />
the salad buffet.<br />
> They always come up with new i<strong>de</strong>as<br />
for their si<strong>de</strong> dishes.<br />
> This was a good choice. I like it here.<br />
Do you have any requests or<br />
complaints?<br />
> Excuse me please, could I have some<br />
more water?<br />
> I‘m afraid there is a little problem.<br />
The steak is well done and I had<br />
or<strong>de</strong>red medium.<br />
> The meat was good but the<br />
vegetables were a bit soggy.<br />
Was everything fi ne?<br />
> I think I ate too much, but it was<br />
so good.<br />
> I‘ve <strong>de</strong>fi nitely had enough. The size<br />
of their portions is incredible.<br />
> There is no way I can fi nish my<br />
<strong>de</strong>ssert.<br />
Finished eating<br />
Once you have fi nished, it just remains<br />
to ask for the bill. But who has to pay?<br />
Here are the most important phrases<br />
you will need:<br />
> Excuse me, could we have the bill<br />
please?<br />
> Do you accept Visa?<br />
> Would you write me a receipt please?<br />
> Let‘s get the bill. It is on me, okay?<br />
> No, I‘ll see to that!<br />
> No,no, I‘m paying, leave it to me!<br />
And what are you doing after dinner?<br />
> I really enjoyed this dinner very<br />
much. Unfortunately, it‘s getting late<br />
and I‘m going to have to make tracks.<br />
> This was won<strong>de</strong>rful. I hate to say it<br />
but I need to get going to catch<br />
my tube.<br />
> Do you fancy a night cap? There‘s<br />
a little bar still open around the<br />
corner ...<br />
Vocabulary<br />
to shake off abschütteln<br />
confi rmation Bestätigung<br />
to <strong>de</strong>serve verdienen<br />
poor rap schlechter Ruf<br />
to a certain extent in gewissem Maße<br />
palate <strong>de</strong>r Gaumen<br />
chicken tikka<br />
masala<br />
mariniertes, gegrilltes<br />
Hühnerfl eisch<br />
stall (Markt-)Stand<br />
game Wild<br />
gravy Bratensoße<br />
bland fad<br />
shellfi sh (pl.) Schalentiere<br />
staples (pl.) Hauptnahrung<br />
pre-war diet Vorkriegsdiät<br />
to have to pay tief in die Tasche greifen<br />
through the nose müssen<br />
sole Seezunge<br />
Is your mouth Läuft Ihnen das Wasser<br />
watering? im Mund zusammen?<br />
to brush up on sth. etw. wie<strong>de</strong>r auffrischen<br />
rare „englisch”, blutig<br />
well done durchgebraten<br />
course hier: Gang<br />
pork Schweinefl eisch<br />
mutton Hammelfl eisch<br />
salmon Lachs<br />
haddock Schellfi sch<br />
stir-fried unter Rühren kurz<br />
angebraten<br />
daily special Tagesgericht<br />
second serving Nachschlag<br />
si<strong>de</strong> dish Beilage<br />
soggy pampig<br />
make tracks (coll.) nach Hause gehen<br />
I hate to say it but Ich bedauere, Ihnen<br />
sagen zu müssen<br />
the tube die U-/S-Bahn in London<br />
to have a night<br />
cap (coll.)<br />
ein Schlaftrunk<br />
carafe Karaffe<br />
TIP: False Friend! Whereas in German, “Menü” refers to a set or fi xed price meal, the<br />
English term „menu” simply means “Speisekarte”. Wine tends to be served by the glass<br />
or the bottle. In a few restaurants it will be served in quarter and half litre carafes.<br />
S. 70 Einladung, S: 71 Kreuzworträtsel<br />
69
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