At the café Am Café
Order food and drink politely, ask for the bill, and meet a few national dishes.
21 words and phrases
- Ech hätt gär …
- I would like … The polite way to order anything.
- e Kaffi
- a coffee
- en Téi
- a tea
- e Waasser
- a water
- e Béier
- a beer
- e Glas Wäin
- a glass of wine
- d'Brout
- bread
- de Kéis
- cheese
- d'Ham
- ham
- d'Gromperen
- potatoes
- den Apel
- the apple Plural: d'Äppel.
- d'Zopp
- soup
- d'Bouneschlupp
- green bean soup A national dish, often with potatoes and bacon.
- Gromperekichelcher
- potato fritters Grated potato, onion and parsley, fried. Fair food.
- D'Rechnung, wann ech gelift.
- The bill, please.
- Wat kascht dat?
- How much is that?
- Dat kascht … Euro.
- That costs … euros.
- Ech hunn Honger.
- I'm hungry.
- Ech hunn Duuscht.
- I'm thirsty.
- Gudden Appetit!
- Enjoy your meal!
- Prost!
- Cheers!
Grammar
A, an: e / en / eng
Masculine and neuter nouns take "en" before a vowel or d, t, z, n, h, and "e" before other consonants: en Apel, en Téi, e Kaffi, e Glas. Feminine nouns take "eng": eng Zopp, eng Rechnung.
The definite articles: den / de (masculine), d' (feminine, neuter and plural).
- Ech hätt gär e Kaffi an en Apel. — I would like a coffee and an apple.
- Eng Bouneschlupp, wann ech gelift. — A bean soup, please.
Practice
6 exercises: multiple choice, typing, matching pairs and word order.