Ordering food and dining out
Zamawianie jedzenia i jedzenie na mieście
- Ask food from the menu.
- Reserve a table in a restaurant.
Learn essential Polish phrases for ordering food and dining out, including vocabulary like "rezerwacja" (reservation), "stolik" (table), "zupa" (soup), and "pić" (to drink), to confidently reserve tables and order meals in restaurants.
Vocabulary (1) Share Copied!
Exercises Share Copied!
These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.
Exercise 1: Reorder sentences
Instruction: Make correct sentences and translate.
Exercise 2: Match a word
Instruction: Match the translations
Exercise 3: Cluster the words
Instruction: Assign the given words to the appropriate categories: "Eating at a restaurant" or "Reservation and service".
Jedzenie w restauracji
Rezerwacja i obsługa
Ćwiczenie 4: Conversation exercise
Instrukcja:
- Order what you want from the menu. (Order what you want from the menu.)
- Play a dialogue in the restaurant. (Play a dialogue in the restaurant.)
Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes
Example phrases:
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Czy mogę prosić o menu? Can I have the menu please? |
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Chcesz zamówić? Do you want to order? |
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Chciałbym zamówić sałatkę jako przystawkę. I want to have a salad as a starter. |
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Chcę profiterole na deser. I want profiteroles for dessert. |
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Czy mogę zarezerwować stolik dla czterech osób na godzinę 20:00? Can I reserve a table for four people at 8 o’clock? |
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Chciałbym pizzę jako danie główne. I want a pizza as my main dish. |
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Exercise 5: Dialogue Cards
Instruction: Select a situation and practice the conversation with your teacher or fellow students.
Exercise 6: Multiple Choice
Instruction: Choose the correct solution
1. Chciałbym ___ się wody, proszę.
(I would like to ___ some water, please.)2. Czy chciałaby pani coś ___ picia?
(Would you like something ___ to drink?)3. My ___ herbatę codziennie.
(We ___ tea every day.)4. Czy możemy ___ stolik na dwie osoby?
(Can we ___ a table for two people?)Exercise 7: At the restaurant in the city center
Instruction:
Verb Tables
Iść - Go
Czas teraźniejszy
- ja idę
- ty idziesz
- on/ona/ono idzie
- my idziemy
- wy idziecie
- oni/one idą
Dzwonić - Call
Czas teraźniejszy
- ja dzwonię
- ty dzwonisz
- on/ona/ono dzwoni
- my dzwonimy
- wy dzwonicie
- oni/one dzwonią
Przychodzić - Arrive
Czas teraźniejszy
- ja przychodzę
- ty przychodzisz
- on/ona/ono przychodzi
- my przychodzimy
- wy przychodzicie
- oni/one przychodzą
Chcieć - Want
Czas teraźniejszy
- ja chcę
- ty chcesz
- on/ona/ono chce
- my chcemy
- wy chcecie
- oni/one chcą
Zamawiać - Order
Czas teraźniejszy
- ja zamawiam
- ty zamawiasz
- on/ona/ono zamawia
- my zamawiamy
- wy zamawiacie
- oni/one zamawiają
Pić - Drink
Czas teraźniejszy
- ja piję
- ty pijesz
- on/ona/ono pije
- my pijemy
- wy pijecie
- oni/one piją
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Ordering Food and Dining Out in Polish
This lesson introduces you to essential vocabulary and phrases for ordering food, making reservations, and dining out in Poland. Designed for beginners (A1 level), it focuses on everyday communication in restaurants and cafes, helping you navigate common dining situations confidently.
Key Topics Covered
- Making reservations: Phrases like Czy mogę zarezerwować stolik na dwie osoby? (Can I reserve a table for two?) and handling reservation details.
- Ordering food and drinks: Useful expressions such as Poproszę kartę dań i napojów. (May I have the menu for food and drinks?) and how to specify your order politely.
- Asking for recommendations and preferences: Example question Co poleca Pan z menu do picia? (What do you recommend from the drink menu?).
- Requesting special preferences: For example, Czy mogę prosić o napój bez lodu? (Can I have the drink without ice?).
Vocabulary Highlights
The lesson clusters important vocabulary into categories to facilitate memorization:
- Food in the restaurant: zupa (soup), kanapka (sandwich), deser (dessert), sałatka (salad), pić (to drink)
- Reservations and service: rezerwacja (reservation), menu (menu), kelner (waiter), stolik (table)
Dialogues for Practice
Engage with practical conversations divided into three main scenarios:
- Making a table reservation: Practice booking a table for a specific time.
- Ordering food: Learn how to order dishes politely and respond to staff.
- Ordering drinks and dessert: Master common phrases for requesting beverages and sweet treats in cafés.
Verb Conjugation Exercises
The lesson includes exercises focusing on the conjugation of key verbs used in dining contexts, such as:
- pić (to drink)
- zarezerwować (to reserve)
- zamawiać (to order)
- chcieć (to want)
Short Story: Dining Out in the City Center
A short narrative helps you see the vocabulary and verbs in context, describing a dinner outing and interactions with waitstaff. Key verbs are highlighted with their present tense conjugations for reinforcement, including idę (I go), dzwonię (I call), zarezerwować (to reserve), zamawiam (I order), and pijemy (we drink).
Important Language Notes
In Polish, verb forms often change significantly with person and number, which is different from English where verb conjugation is simpler. For example, the verb pić (to drink) conjugates as ja piję (I drink), ty pijesz (you drink), and so forth.
Common useful phrases include:
- Chciałbym zamówić... – I would like to order...
- Czy mogę prosić o... – Could I ask for...
- Poproszę... – I would like... (polite)
- Co pan/pani poleca? – What do you recommend? (male/female form)
Unlike English, Polish often uses a more formal address (pan, pani) in service contexts, which is important to master for polite conversations.
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