Overview/Day 10

Day 10: Restaurant & Café

Ordering food and drinks

Order food and drinks, ask for the bill, and handle a basic restaurant interaction.

Alphabet & pronunciationSound practice

Objectives

  • Order food and drinks politely
  • Ask for recommendations or the bill
  • Handle common waiter questions

Vocabulary

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menu
menu
ret
dish
forret
starter
hovedret
main course
dessert
dessert
regningen
the bill
Jeg vil gerne have…
I would like…
Kan vi få regningen?
Can we get the bill?
Essential
Hvad kan du anbefale?
What can you recommend?
Det er lækkert
It is delicious
værsgo
here you are / please
Velbekomme
Enjoy your meal
Said by staff

Patterns

Ordering

Standard ordering phrases

  • Jeg vil gerne have en burger.
  • Jeg vil gerne have en øl, tak.
  • Kan jeg få menuen?

The bill

Asking to pay

  • Kan vi få regningen?
  • Må jeg bede om regningen?

Speaking Practice

Record yourself, listen back, and download anything worth keeping.

Ordering practice

Jeg vil gerne have en kaffe.

Jeg vil gerne have dagens ret.

Kan vi få regningen?

Det var lækkert. Tak skal du have.

Full restaurant simulation (record this)

Hej. Kan jeg få menuen? … Jeg vil gerne have en pasta og en vand. Tak. … Kan vi få regningen? Tak skal du have.

Writing Practice

  • Write a full ordering dialogue (at least 6 lines).
  • Write 5 different things you could order.

Scenario: At a café or restaurant

You sit down and order something simple.

Waiter: Hej. Er I klar til at bestille?
You: Ja. Jeg vil gerne have en sandwich og en kaffe.
Waiter: Selvfølgelig.
You: Tak. … Kan vi få regningen?

Immersion Tasks

  • Look at a real Danish restaurant menu online and practice ordering 3 dishes out loud
  • Record the full simulation until natural

Self-Check

  • Can you order food and a drink?
  • Can you ask for the bill?
  • Can you say something was delicious?