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17. At the restaurant

Restaurant

At the restaurant

17.1 breakfast 17.2 snacks, appetizers 17.3 beverages 17.4 first courses 17.5 main courses 17.6 cooking techniques 17.7 sauces and side dishes 17.8 side dishes 17.9 desserts 17.10 general vocabulary 17.11 At the restaurant 17.12 Ordering food and beverages 17.13 Talking to other people at the table 17.14 Paying

breakfast

esmorzar

sausage (generic)

spiral-shaped pastry

hard-boiled egg

soft-boiled egg, boiled egg

ou passat per aigua

bread rubbed with tomato

pa amb tomàquet

wholemeal bread, whole wheat bread

xocolata desfeta

snacks, appetizers

aperitiu

ametlles salades

toasted almonds

ametlles torrades

daus de formatge

olives farcides

sautéed potatoes served with a spicy tomato sauce

patates fregides

squid slices fried in batter

tapa de calamars

seasoned red sausage tapa

tapa de xoriço

beverages

begudes

sparkling mineral water

still mineral water

aigua sense gas

chocolate milk shake

white coffee, regular coffee

decaffeinated coffee

cafè descafeïnat

Catalan champagne

alcohol-free beer

cervesa sense alcohol

iced (lemon) drink

orxata (cold tiger nut drink)

a small white coffee

first courses

primers plats

fideus a la cassola

meló amb pernil

mongetes tendres

boiled vegetables

main courses

segons plats

braised veal and potatoes

frankfurter sausage

salsitxa de Frankfurt

Spanish omelette

truita amb patates

cooking techniques

maneres de cuinar

charcoal-grilled

garlic and parsley sauce

fried in batter

charcoal broiled

amanit, amanida

coated in bread crumbs

arrebossat, arrebossada

bullit, bullida

farcit, farcida

fregit, fregida

gratinat, gratinada

pounded garlic, parsley and almond thickener

remenat, remenada

rostit, rostida

sautéed (lightly fried with onion and garlic)

sofregit, sofregida

sauces and side dishes

salses i acompanyaments

allioli (oil and garlic sauce)

béchamel sauce

formatge ratllat

romesco (dried red pepper, garlic and almond sauce)

salsa de tomàquet

side dishes

guarnicions

aubergine, eggplant

courgette, zucchini

baked red pepper, aubergine and onion

chips, french fries

patates fregides

red or green pepper

mashed potatoes

puré de patates

desserts

postres

vanilla ice cream

gelat de vainilla

chocolate ice cream

gelat de xocolata

iogurt amb fruites

natural yoghurt

strawberries with cream

maduixes amb nata

curd cheese and honey

nuts and dried fruit

peaches in syrup

préssec en almívar

general vocabulary

Vocabulari general

caixer, caixera

calent, calenta

waiter / waitress

cambrer, cambrera

wine / champagne glass

cuiner, cuinera

have lunch (to)

be mistaken (to)

have breakfast (to)

cold ( temperature)

one course set meal

check over (to)

saltcellar, salt shaker

have dinner (to)

serviette, napkin

vegetarià, vegetariana

At the restaurant

Funcionament del restaurant

Are there
- any tickets?
- any season tickets?
- any cards?

Hi ha
- tiquets?
- abonaments?
- targetes?

Do I have to show my card?

He d'ensenyar el carnet?

Have you a table
- for two?
- for three?
- for four?

Hi ha taula per a
- dues persones?
- tres persones?
- quatre persones?

May we sit here?

Podem seure aquí?

Will I have to wait long?

M'hauré d'esperar gaire estona?

I would like to see the menu, please

Vull veure la carta, sisplau

Is there a special menu today?

Hi ha menú del dia?

Is there
- a vegetarian
- a salt-free
- a diet
menu?

Hi ha menú
- vegetarià?
- sense sal?
- de règim?

Could you please let me see the one course set meal menu, please?

Deixi'm veure la llista de plats combinats, sisplau

Where are
- the serviettes, napkins?
- the plates?
- the glasses?

On hi ha
- els tovallons?
- els plats?
- els gots?

Where is the cutlery?

On hi ha els coberts?

Where can I find
- a spoon,
- a fork,
- a knife,
- a teaspoon,
please?

On hi ha
- una cullera,
- una forquilla,
- un ganivet,
- una cullereta,
sisplau?

May I take
- the salt,
- the cruet set,
- the tray,
please?

Puc agafar
- la sal,
- les setrilleres,
- la safata,
sisplau?

Where are
- the toothpicks,
- the glasses,
- the beverages,
please?

On són
- els escuradents,
- les copes,
- les begudes,
sisplau?

Where is
- the bread, please?
- the phone?

On és
- el pa, sisplau?
- el telèfon?

Where are the toilets, please?

On són els lavabos, sisplau?

Ordering food and beverages

Demanar el menjar i la beguda

I would like
- a coffee
- an ice cream
- a beer

Voldria prendre
- un cafè
- un gelat
- una cervesa

Do you have
- stuffed olives?
- orange juice?
- chips?

Té
- olives farcides?
- suc de taronja?
- patates fregides?

I want
- a ham sandwich
- a plain omelette
- a one course set meal
- a grilled steak

Vull
- un entrepà de pernil
- una truita a la francesa
- un plat combinat
- un bistec a la planxa

Please I'd like
- some pieces of toast rubbed with tomato
- herbal tea
- dish number three
- a four-seasons pizza

Faci'm
- unes torrades amb tomàquet
- una infusió
- el plat número tres
- una pizza Quatre Estacions

I would like to have
- today's special menu
- a yoghurt
- curd cheese and honey
- a paella

Voldria
- el menú del dia
- un iogurt
- mel i mató
- una paella

Please bring me
- a beer
- a salad
- a bottle of house wine
- some more bread

Porti'm
- una cervesa,
- una amanida,
- una ampolla de vi de la casa,
- més pa,
sisplau

What
- fruit
- dessert
- vegetables
- fish
do you have?

Què hi ha de
- fruita?
- postres?
- verdura?
- peix?

I would like to have
- the tiger nut drink
- the pork sausage
- the lentils
- a fried egg

M'agradaria tastar
- l'orxata
- la botifarra
- les llenties
- un ou ferrat

What do you recommend?

Què em recomana?

What's today's special?

Avui, què hi ha?

What do you recommend today?

Avui, què m'aconsella?

Please let me see the menu

Deixi'm veure la carta, sisplau

What is
- allioli?
- samfaina?

Què és
- l'allioli?
- la samfaina?

What does
- escalivada
- romesco
mean?

Què vol dir
- escalivada?
- romesco?

I like
- my steak rare
- cheese in thin slices
- cold milk
- very hot soup
- quite thin slices of bread

M'agrada
- la carn poc cuita
- el formatge ben prim
- la llet freda
- la sopa molt calenta
- el pa no gaire gruixut

Could you please wrap up
- this pastry?
- this sandwich?
I want to take it away with me

Em pot embolicar
- aquesta pasta?
- l'entrepà?
Me l'emportaré

Could you please change this meal?

Em pot canviar aquest plat?

Could you heat up this meal?

Em pot escalfar aquest plat?

This is not what I ordered

Això no és el que havia demanat

This food
- is not good
- is too salty
- is too spicy

Aquest menjar
- no és bo
- és massa salat
- és massa picant

Talking to other people at the table

Parlar amb companys i companyes de taula

Could you please pass
- the salt
- the bread

Passa'm
- la sal,
- el pa,
sisplau

Do you want
- some water?
- a dessert?

Vols
- aigua?
- postres?

Could you pour me just a little
- wine
- water
please?

Posa'm una mica més
- de vi,
- d'aigua,
sisplau

Please could you pass
- the toothpicks
- the cruet set
- the bottle

Deixa'm
- els escuradents,
- les setrilleres,
- l'ampolla,
sisplau

Do you want to taste...?

Vols tastar...?

It's delicious!

És boníssim / és boníssima!

I am very hungry

Tinc molta gana

I am not very hungry

No tinc gaire gana

Have you finished?

Enjoy your meal!

Enjoy your meal!

Que vagi de gust!

Shall we drink a toast?

Paying

Pagar

The bill, please

El compte, sisplau

How much is it?

Where is the till?

On és la caixa?

May I pay with a card?

Puc pagar amb targeta?

Can you give me the receipt?

Em pot donar el tiquet de caixa?

You've given me too much change

Em torna canvi de més

The change is not correct

El canvi no està bé

I think you have made a mistake with this bill

Em sembla que s'ha equivocat

Could you please check the bill?

Pot repassar el compte, sisplau?

This bottle of wine is not mine

Aquesta ampolla de vi no és meva

This is not my bill

Aquest compte no és el meu

I have ordered...

Jo he demanat...

Here it says...

Aquí hi diu...

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