Takeaway food
Essen zum Mitnehmen
- Ask for a specific menu.
- Order take-away meals.
This lesson focuses on ordering takeaway food in German, teaching useful vocabulary like "Menü zum Mitnehmen" (takeaway menu), "Pommes" (fries), and verbs such as "nehmen" (to take) and "probieren" (to try). Practice conversations at snack stands, burger shops, and sushi restaurants help you confidently order meals and drinks.
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These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.
Übung 1: Conversation exercise
Anleitung:
- You want to order takeaway. What do you say? (You want to order takeaway. What do you say?)
- Do you cook yourself or do you often order takeaway? Why? (Do you cook yourself or do you often order takeaway? Why?)
- Do you like fastfood? And what about prepared meals? (Do you like fastfood? And what about prepared meals?)
Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes
Example phrases:
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Hallo! Ich möchte bitte einige Kroketten sowie Nudeln mit Tomatensauce bestellen. Hello! I would like to order some croquettes as well as some pasta with tomato sauce, please. |
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Guten Abend! Kann ich bitte ein Pad Thai, Frühlingsrollen und Gebratenen Reis haben? Good evening! Can I please have a Pad Thai, Egg Rolls and Fried Rice? |
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Ich koche nicht gern. Deshalb bestelle ich ziemlich oft Essen zum Mitnehmen. I don't like to cook. Therefore I order takeaway quite often. |
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Es ist teuer, ständig Essen zu bestellen. Deshalb mache ich es nur manchmal. It is expensive ordering takeaway all the time. So I only do it sometimes. |
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Ich koche lieber selbst. Es ist gesünder und günstiger. I prefer cooking myself. It is healthier and cheaper. |
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Ich mag kein Fastfood wie Burger und Pommes, aber ich liebe chinesisches Essen. I don't like fastfood like burgers and fries but I do love chinese food. |
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Exercise 2: Dialogue Cards
Instruction: Select a situation and practice the conversation with your teacher or fellow students.
Exercise 3: Multiple Choice
Instruction: Choose the correct solution
1. Ich ______ heute die Pizza zum Mitnehmen.
(I ______ the pizza to take away today.)2. Letzte Woche habe ich eine Portion Pommes ______.
(Last week I ______ a portion of fries.)3. Kann ich die Bratwurst zum Mitnehmen ______, bitte?
(Can I ______ the sausage to take away, please?)4. Ich ______ den Döner mit, weil ich keine Zeit habe zu essen.
(I ______ the doner with me because I have no time to eat.)Exercise 4: Takeaway Food at the Office
Instruction:
Verb Tables
Mitnehmen - Take away
Präsens
- ich nehme mit
- du nimmst mit
- er/sie/es nimmt mit
- wir nehmen mit
- ihr nehmt mit
- sie/Sie nehmen mit
Probieren - Try
Perfekt
- ich habe probiert
- du hast probiert
- er/sie/es hat probiert
- wir haben probiert
- ihr habt probiert
- sie/Sie haben probiert
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Lesson Overview: Ordering Takeaway Food in German
This A2-level lesson focuses on practical dialogues and vocabulary related to ordering food to go in various settings such as snack bars, burger stands, and sushi restaurants. You will learn how to confidently order complete menus, ask about ingredients or extras, specify drink preferences, and handle both in-person and telephone orders.
Key Dialogue Topics
- Ordering at a Snack Bar (Imbiss): How to request menu items and inquire about side dishes, followed by placing an order for takeaway along with a drink.
- At the Burger Stand: Asking about burger menus, customizing orders, and confirming takeaway availability.
- Telephone Orders at a Sushi Restaurant: Learning polite phrases to order sushi boxes by phone, choosing between classic and vegetarian options, and confirming pickup times.
Important Vocabulary Highlights
Focus on essential words and expressions such as Menü (menu), zum Mitnehmen (to go/takeaway), Beilagen (side dishes), Getränk (drink), nehmen (to take), Probieren (to try), and polite phrases like Möchten Sie…? (Would you like…?) and Bitte (please).
Verb Conjugations and Usage
This lesson includes exercises on the conjugation of useful verbs in context, such as:
- Mitnehmen (to take away) in the present tense: ich nehme mit, du nimmst mit, er/sie/es nimmt mit, etc.
- Probieren (to try) in the perfect tense: ich habe probiert, du hast probiert, er/sie/es hat probiert, etc.
Through short stories and fill-in-the-blank exercises, you will practice these verbs within everyday situations related to takeaway food, reinforcing both grammar and vocabulary.
Instruction Language Comparison and Useful Expressions
Since the instruction language is English and the learning language is German, this lesson highlights some helpful phrases and their equivalents without direct translations where German and English differ in structure:
- zum Mitnehmen — literally "to take with," commonly used in German to mean "to go/takeaway." In English, we say "takeaway" or "to go."
- Möchten Sie etwas zu trinken? — a polite way to offer a drink, equivalent to "Would you like something to drink?" in English.
- Polite requests often use bitte at the end, which corresponds to "please" in English but may be placed differently in sentences.
Familiarizing yourself with these expressions will help you sound natural and polite when ordering food in German.
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