Kifejezse, prbeszdek
FG 2008.10.07. 20:18
Szakmai angol anyagok a Be Our Giest cm knyvbl
Kifejezsek (Be our guest)
TK 66 Quantity, portion
a pinch of (salt)
a bunch of parsley
a stick of celery
a clove of garlic
a cup of tea
a glass of milk
a bottle of mineral water
a carton of orange juice
a crate of bottles
a can of beer
a quarter of a kilo of potatoes
a loaf of bread
a slice of cheese
a bag of popcorn
a spoonful of flour
a bar of chocolate
a box of chocolate
a tub of ice-cream
a tin of sardines
a jar of honey
a bowl of muesli
a drop of oil
a packet of cigarettes
Can I have a ………..of …….., please? Pl, Can I have a spoonful of flour, please?
Can I have some …………….., please?
TK 75
tsp=teaspoon
tbsp= tablespoon
c.= cup
pt=pint (0,5568 liter)
lb=pound (0, 453 kilograms)
oz=ounce (28,35 grams)
1= whole (one
= half
= one quarter
2/4= two quarter
= three quarter
1 = one and a half
TK 90 Characteristic of food and drinks
crisp ropogs
tender puha
tough kemny
delicious finom
tasty zletes
fatty zsros
hot csps, meleg
lean sovny
light knny
juicy szaftos, lds
rich nehz, kalriads
substantial kiads
spicy fszeres
stale llott
bitter keser
sweet des
dry habos
sour savany
sparkiling habz, sznsavas
excellent kivl
TK 132 Offering help (Segtsg felajnlsa) – Ordering (rendels)
How can I help you? I think I will have a ……………..
Can I help you?
What would you like to eat?
What would you like to drink?
What about you, madam?
Anything else? No, thank you. That’s all for now.
TK 158 Suggestions (Javaslatok) Reaction (reagls)
Shall we start with a soup? Yes, that’s a good idea.
How about the dessert? Let me see.
Would you like a …..? Yes, I1d like a ……
I’ll try the ……….
May I suggest something? Yes, thank you.
May I recommend something?
May I bring you a ….? Yes, that’s a good idea.
I would suggest the …….,
I would recommend the …….
TK 175 Explaining food (telek elmagyarzsa)
Name of the dish How it is made? How it is served?
(tel neve) (Hogyan kszlt?) (Hogyan szolgljk fel?)
It’s fried/bolied/baked/stewed/grilled It’s served with …….
It’s filled6flavoured/topped with
Pl. Fried chicken It is fried in breadcrumbs and it is served with mixed vegetables
Calf’s leg Pkn Style It’s baked in the oven with onions and potatoes.
Stuffed Cabbage Kolozsvr Cabbage leaves are stuffed with minced meat and rice and cooked with pickled cabbage.
Style It served with sour cream.
Pancake Gundel Style Pancake filled with rum flavoured walnut filling and served with chocolate sauce.
It’s made of ……………. (valamibl kszlt)
It contains …………….. (tartalmaz…..)
TK 203 Polite requests (udvarias krsek)
Do you have a reservation (madam/sir)? No, we don’t have. Yes, we have.
Can I have your names? Yes, I’m ………., a table for two/four.
May I take your coat?
Come this way, please.
Take a seat, please? Could you bring the menu, please?
Can I bring the wine list/menu?
Refusing politely (udvarias visszautasts)
I’m afraid there aren’t any free tables.
I’m afraid there are no free tables left.
I’m terribly sorry but the restaurant is full now.
Offering (ajnls)
We can seat you in ten minutes.
Are you ready to order?
I would recommend the……… I would recommend the Grilled Chicken. It’s very tender.
Today we’ve got …………….. The speciality of the house is the Veal Cutlet. It’s excellent.
Today’s special is ……………. The chef’s speciality is the Spaghetti Carbonara. It’s delicious.
The speciality of the house is/ are Today we’ve got some fresh prawn.
The chef’s/our speciality is / are
TK 243 Recommending wine to dishes
Starter I would recommend champagne, dry white wine, light red wine,
Soup no wine, a light beer, mineral water
Salad no wine, a light beer, mineral water
Beef dry red wine
Lamb light red wine, rose
Veal light red wine, ros,
Pork dry white wine, ros
Turkey, duck, chicken full-bodied white wine, light red whine
Game dry, semi-dry red wine
Fish white wine
Pasta red wine
Cheese red, semi-sweet white wine
Dessert semi-sweet, sweet white wine, sparkling wine
DIALOGUES
TK 365
Chinese restaurant
A: Good afternoon and thank you for calling China Pearl restaurant. How can I help you?
B: Hi, I would like to place a take-out order.
A: All right. Go ahead!
B: I would like to order a small Wonton Soup, a large order of the Pork Fried Rice, and an order of the Sechuan Spicy Chicken with peanuts.
A: What kind of sauce would you like with your order? We have duck sauce, hot mustard, Hoisin sauce and Soy sauce.
B: Can I have lot of duck sauce and nothing else, please.
A: Sure, how many containers would you like?
B: Three would be great.
A: Ok, your total are 16,7 dollar and should ready in fifteen minutes
B: Thank you, and have a nice day
A: Thank you, and see you soon.
TK 366
A: May I take your order?
B: I can’t make up my mind. What exactly is the soup of the day?
A: It’s a bean soup cooked with smoked knuckle of veal, sausages Debrecen Style and mixed vegetables, thickened and served with sour cream.
B: It’s sounds very good, I will try it.
A: And for you madam?
B: Chicken Soup jhzi Style, how is it made?
A: It’s made with mixed vegetables, mushrooms, cauliflower, julienned chicken meat. It’s served with vegetables.
B: That’s sounds fine, I’ll have that.
A: Anything with it madam? I could recommend you some pickled horse radish or tomato sauce.
B: That’s fine.
A: Is that everything,
B: That’s all, thank you
A: One Jkai Bean Soup and one Chicken Soup Soup jhzi Style with horse radish and tomato sauce.
TK 210
Recommending today’s special
A: Ladies are you ready to order now, or do you need some more time?
B: I can’t decide between the prawn coctail and the smoked salmon.
A: I would recommend the smoked salmon it’s fresh, it has just arrived from Scotland.
B: All right, thank you.
C: And I ‘ll have the Melon with Parmesen Ham.
A: I’m sorry madam, there is no more melon.
C: Oh than, I will have the mixed Hors’d’ oeuvres instead. What’s in them?
A: It has crayfish in aspic, French salad, and goose liver pat.
C: That’s sounds fine
A: So that will be a Smoked Salmon and a Mixed Hors’d’oeuvres.
B: Oh, and a bottle of mineral water please.
A: Still or with gas?
B: Still, please.
TK 283
Service as it should be
A: Are you ready to order now?
B: Yes, we are.
C: Have you got Waldorf salad today?
A: No we haven’t, I’m sorry it’s off today. I can recommend the Mixed Salad. Would you like to have it?
C: Oh, I will try it with Thousand Island dressing.
B: Can I have some of the Italian seafood starter that is on the menu? Would you like some too, Marry?
C: Oh, no, not for me. I never eat seafood, it makes me sick.
A: What about the main course? We have some very nice steak today.
C: I would like a steak, please.
B: Well, I don’t eat any red meat, so I will have cauliflower au Gratin, is there any meat in it?
A: No, there isn’t, Sir. Would you like some wine with your dinner?
B: A bottle of red wine, please:
A: Fine, will there be anything else sir?
B: No, thanks, but I would like the bill please
(A brings the bill
B: Will you take a cheque?
A: Certainly Sir, just put your telephone number and ID on the back.
(B gives the cheque to the A)
A: Thank you, I hope you enjoyed the dinner. Good-bye
B: We certainly did, goodbye.
TK 301 Ordering cheese, fruit
A: Is everything all right?
B: Fine, thank you.
A: Would you like anything else?
B: Yes, I’d like to order some dessert.
A: I’ll bring the dessert menu.
B: I saw some pineapples on the dessert trolley earlier.
A: Yes, but I’m sorry there aren’t any left.
B: Do you have an apple tart?
A: I’ll ask the kitchen. Would you like whipped cream with it? Would you like something else?
C: Oh, yes. I’d like a fruit salad but without strawberries, because I’m allergic to them.
A: Of course madam. How about whipped cream on the top?
B: That sounds delicious.
C: And I’ll have some cheese and crackers.
A: Yes, Sir. I’ll bring you an international selection of cheese that you can taste.
TK 165
A: Good evening Ladies. Good evening Sir. Do you have a reservation?
B: Yes, My name is Richardson, for a party of two.
A: Yes, please, follow me. Is this table by the window to your liking?
B: Perfect. Can we have the menu, please?
A: Here you are. While you make your choice, would you like an aperitif?
B: A pastis for me, please. What about you?
C: I think I’ll have a Perrier.
A: Very well, I’ll be back shortly with your orders.
(few minutes later)
A: Here you are. Have you decided yet or may I suggest something?
B: I guess we are ready. I’d like the Escargot in Herb Garlic Butter.
C: As for me, I’ll have the Vichyssoise. By the way does it have cream in it because I’m allergic to it?
A: Then I would suggest the French Onion Soup instead.
C: Thank you, that sounds good.
A: What about the main course?
B: How is yours veal today?
A: Oh it’s very tender madam.
B: In that case I’ll have the Veal Cordon Bleau, but can you tell me what Madeira Sauce is?
A: Certainly, it is a brown sauce flavoured with Madeira wine or Cognac.
B: That’s ok, I’ll try it.
C: This Coq au Vin sounds delicious.
A: Very good choice, madam.
(A few minutes later)
A: Would you like a dessert or some cheese?
B: We’d like two Chocolate Souffls and two decaffeinated cappuccinos.
(A few minutes later)
A: Was everything to your satisfaction? May I bring you anything else?
B: Yes, everything was perfect, our compliments to the chef. Can we have the bill, please?
A: Are you paying together or separate?
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