{"id":19261,"date":"2022-05-29T16:59:18","date_gmt":"2022-05-29T13:59:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dasakademie.com\/?p=19261"},"modified":"2025-12-23T13:19:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T10:19:18","slug":"how-to-order-in-german","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/de.dasakademie.com\/es\/how-to-order-in-german\/","title":{"rendered":"How to order in German?"},"content":{"rendered":"

As is the case for many people in Berlin<\/a> who come from non-German speaking countries, I once had troubles ordering food and drinks at a restaurant. While you want people to understand you, it can be difficult to express yourself freely with limited knowledge of the German language<\/a>. If you are constantly focusing on being understood correctly, this could cause confusion and discomfort. Therefore, today I will teach you the basics on how to order in German.<\/p>\n

How to order in German? – Entering<\/h2>\n

Firstly, when you walk into a restaurant and want to be seated, you can ask the waiter\/waitress for a table for \u201d2\u201c (or any other number) by using the following sentence:<\/p>\n

Ein Tisch f\u00fcr zwei, bitte.<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Alternatively, you can go to a table and ask if the seats are taken by saying:<\/p>\n

Sind diese Pl\u00e4tze noch frei?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

If you have already made a reservation, you can inform the waiter\/waitress by saying:<\/p>\n

Ich habe eine Reservierung um (number) Uhr.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Menu<\/h2>\n

Once you are sitting down and are ready to look at the food and drink options, you can ask the waiter\/waitress for the menu by saying the following:<\/p>\n

Kann ich die Speisekarte bitte anschauen?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

At a restaurant there is always some form of daily special. If you would like more information about these specials, you can ask:<\/p>\n

Gibt es eine Tageskarte?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

For the wine lovers out there, the following sentence might be helpful:<\/p>\n

Kann ich die Weinkarte bitte anschauen?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

(May I please see the wine list?)<\/p>\n

Ordering in German<\/h2>\n

When you have taken a thorough look at the menu and have decided what you would like, you can ask to order by saying the following:<\/p>\n

Wir m\u00f6chten etwas zum Essen bestellen.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

When ordering food, you can keep it simple by asking the waiter\/waitress:<\/p>\n

Ich h\u00e4tte (food option) gern.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

(I would like (food option).)<\/p>\n

If you want to use a more advanced sentence, you can say the following:<\/p>\n

\n

Ich nehme (food option) als Vorspeise.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

(I will take (food option) as a starter.)<\/p>\n

Als Hauptgericht h\u00e4tte ich (dish option) gern.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

(For the main course, I would like (dish option.)<\/p>\n

Zum Dessert h\u00e4tte ich gern (desert option).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

(For dessert, I would like (desert option.)<\/p>\n

How to pay in German<\/h2>\n

Paying<\/h3>\n

Once you have finished your meal and are ready to pay, you can ask for the bill by saying the following to the waiter\/waitress:<\/p>\n

Die Rechnung, bitte!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It may also be helpful to know the words ‘zusammen’ (together) and ‘getrennt’ (separately), depending on how you’d like to pay.<\/p>\n

While these tips will certainly help you get through a night at a restaurant in Berlin, German classes will help you feel more confident and comfortable when exploring Germany in everyday life. DAS Akademie is a highly-rated language school that emphasises speaking more fluently. Find out more about upcoming German courses<\/a> at DAS Akademie Berlin<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As is the case for many people in Berlin who come from non-German speaking countries, I once had troubles ordering food and drinks at a restaurant. While you want people to understand you, it can be difficult to express yourself freely with limited knowledge of the German language. If you are constantly focusing on being […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ocean_post_layout":"","ocean_both_sidebars_style":"","ocean_both_sidebars_content_width":0,"ocean_both_sidebars_sidebars_width":0,"ocean_sidebar":"0","ocean_second_sidebar":"0","ocean_disable_margins":"enable","ocean_add_body_class":"","ocean_shortcode_before_top_bar":"","ocean_shortcode_after_top_bar":"","ocean_shortcode_before_header":"","ocean_shortcode_after_header":"","ocean_has_shortcode":"","ocean_shortcode_after_title":"","ocean_shortcode_before_footer_widgets":"","ocean_shortcode_after_footer_widgets":"","ocean_shortcode_before_footer_bottom":"","ocean_shortcode_after_footer_bottom":"","ocean_display_top_bar":"default","ocean_display_header":"default","ocean_header_style":"","ocean_center_header_left_menu":"0","ocean_custom_header_template":"0","ocean_custom_logo":0,"ocean_custom_retina_logo":0,"ocean_custom_logo_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_tablet_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_mobile_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_max_height":0,"ocean_custom_logo_tablet_max_height":0,"ocean_custom_logo_mobile_max_height":0,"ocean_header_custom_menu":"0","ocean_menu_typo_font_family":"0","ocean_menu_typo_font_subset":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_size":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_unit":"px","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight_tablet":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight_mobile":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform_tablet":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform_mobile":"","ocean_menu_typo_line_height":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_unit":"","ocean_menu_typo_spacing":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_unit":"","ocean_menu_link_color":"","ocean_menu_link_color_hover":"","ocean_menu_link_color_active":"","ocean_menu_link_background":"","ocean_menu_link_hover_background":"","ocean_menu_link_active_background":"","ocean_menu_social_links_bg":"","ocean_menu_social_hover_links_bg":"","ocean_menu_social_links_color":"","ocean_menu_social_hover_links_color":"","ocean_disable_title":"default","ocean_disable_heading":"default","ocean_post_title":"","ocean_post_subheading":"","ocean_post_title_style":"","ocean_post_title_background_color":"","ocean_post_title_background":0,"ocean_post_title_bg_image_position":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_attachment":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_repeat":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_size":"","ocean_post_title_height":0,"ocean_post_title_bg_overlay":0.5,"ocean_post_title_bg_overlay_color":"","ocean_disable_breadcrumbs":"default","ocean_breadcrumbs_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_separator_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_links_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_links_hover_color":"","ocean_display_footer_widgets":"default","ocean_display_footer_bottom":"default","ocean_custom_footer_template":"0","ocean_post_oembed":"","ocean_post_self_hosted_media":"","ocean_post_video_embed":"","ocean_link_format":"","ocean_link_format_target":"self","ocean_quote_format":"","ocean_quote_format_link":"post","ocean_gallery_link_images":"on","ocean_gallery_id":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[85],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19261","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized-en-gb","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/de.dasakademie.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19261","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/de.dasakademie.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/de.dasakademie.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/de.dasakademie.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/de.dasakademie.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19261"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/de.dasakademie.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19261\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31257,"href":"https:\/\/de.dasakademie.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19261\/revisions\/31257"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/de.dasakademie.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19261"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/de.dasakademie.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19261"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/de.dasakademie.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19261"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}