Introduction: How to Order Food in a Restaurant?

Ordering food in a restaurant is an important experience in which you learn new words and phrases quickly. It’s also a great opportunity to practice what you have learned. In the dialogue, you’ll hear new phrases and verbs which will be helpful when you are ordering food.

Please try to answer the following questions by listening to the dialogue:

  • Do the customers have a reservation?
  • What did they eat the previous day?
  • What’s the special dish for today?
  • What do they order at the end?
  • What do they have as a drink and dessert?

Key Vocabulary:

  • Kişi
    Person
  • Garson
    Waiter
  • Kenar
    Side
  • Önermek
    To suggest, to recommend
  • Mantı
    Ravioli-like food
  • Ceviz
    Walnut
  • Sarımsak
    Garlic
  • Izgara
    Grilled
  • Aynı
    The same
  • Pişmek
    To be cooked
  • Az pişmiş
    Rare
  • Orta pişmiş
    Medium-cooked
  • Çok pişmiş
    Overdone, overcooked
  • Kızarmış
    Roasted, grilled
  • Ezme
    Pate-like food, usually made of tomato and walnut
  • Arzu etmek
    To desire
  • Şalgam
    Fermented carrot juice, usually combined with kebap
  • Bahşiş
    Tip
  • Fiş
    Sales slip
  • Şöbiyet
    A type of baklava
  • Şerbet
    Syrup