Food & Drinks

1. D'Kaart, wannechgelift

   The menu, please

   Usage

   For asking for the menu in a restaurant. Kaart also means map or card

   Grammar Note

   Composed from dictionary-verified words. Kaart is feminine, so the article is d'. German Speisekarte is not used

2. Ech hätt gär e Béier, wannechgelift

   I would like a beer, please

   Usage

   A polite way to order a drink. Beer is always spelled Béier with é; Bier without the accent is a different word (bear, pear)

   Grammar Note

   Composed from dictionary-verified words. Beer is Béier, not German Bier

3. D'Rechnung, wannechgelift

   The bill, please

   Usage

   For asking for the bill at the end of a meal

   Grammar Note

   Composed from dictionary-verified words. Rechnung is feminine (bill, invoice)

4. Hutt Dir vegetaresch Platen?

   Do you have vegetarian dishes?

   Usage

   A polite question to staff (Dir). Plat means dish or main course

   Grammar Note

   Composed from dictionary-verified words. The plural adjective vegetaresch takes no ending

5. Dat schmaacht ausgezeechent!

   That tastes excellent!

   Usage

   To compliment the food; ausgezeechent means excellently

   Grammar Note

   Composed from dictionary-verified words. Schmaachen means to taste

6. Ech si Vegetarier

   I am vegetarian (male)

   Usage

   For stating your diet. A woman says Ech si Vegetarierin

   Grammar Note

   Composed from dictionary-verified words. Sinn drops its n before the V and becomes si (n-rule)

7. Ech si Vegetarierin

   I am vegetarian (female)

   Usage

   For stating your diet. A man says Ech si Vegetarier

   Grammar Note

   Composed from dictionary-verified words. The feminine form adds -in: Vegetarierin

8. Ech sinn allergesch géint Nëss

   I am allergic to nuts

   Usage

   An important phrase for allergies. The plural of Noss is Nëss

   Grammar Note

   Composed from dictionary-verified words. Sinn keeps its n before the vowel of allergesch. Noss also means walnut, and its plural is Nëss; German Nüsse is not used

9. Een Dësch fir zwou Persounen, wannechgelift

   A table for two people, please

   Usage

   For asking for a table when entering a restaurant

   Grammar Note

   Composed from dictionary-verified words. Persoun is feminine, so two is zwou. Een keeps its n before the D

10. Wat recommandéiert Dir?

    What do you recommend?

    Usage

    A polite question to staff asking for their recommendation (Dir)

    Grammar Note

    Composed from dictionary-verified words. Recommandéieren comes from French; German empfehlen is not used

11. Bezuelt Dir zesummen oder separat?

    Pay separately or together?

    Usage

    What staff ask at the bill: together or separate. Separately is separat

    Grammar Note

    Composed from dictionary-verified words: separat (separately) and zesummen (together)

12. De Räis

    Rice (cooked)

    Usage

    The rice served with a meal. Räis is masculine; de is the definite article

    Grammar Note

    The masculine noun Räis (German Reis). The masculine article is de, not den, before R

13. D'Brout

    Bread

    Usage

    Bread; Brout is a neuter noun

    Grammar Note

    The neuter noun Brout (German Brot), spelled with ou

14. D'Nuddelen

    Noodles

    Usage

    Pasta and noodles. The singular Nuddel can also be a rude word for a woman, so never use it of people

    Grammar Note

    Nuddel is a feminine noun (pasta). The plural loses its n before a consonant

15. schaarf

    Spicy (hot to the taste)

    Usage

    For spicy food. It is also used for sharpness of knives

    Grammar Note

    The adjective schaarf, used here in the sense of spicy

16. séiss

    Sweet (taste)

    Usage

    For sweet taste; it can also mean cute

    Grammar Note

    The adjective séiss (German süß)

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