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en At the restaurant 2   »   de Im Restaurant 2

30 [thirty]

At the restaurant 2

At the restaurant 2

30 [dreißig]

Im Restaurant 2

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An apple juice, please. Eine--Ap-els-f-,--itte. E____ A_________ b_____ E-n-n A-f-l-a-t- b-t-e- ----------------------- Einen Apfelsaft, bitte. 0
A lemonade, please. E-ne L-mon--e--bitt-. E___ L________ b_____ E-n- L-m-n-d-, b-t-e- --------------------- Eine Limonade, bitte. 0
A tomato juice, please. Ei--- T-m--ens---, --tte. E____ T___________ b_____ E-n-n T-m-t-n-a-t- b-t-e- ------------------------- Einen Tomatensaft, bitte. 0
I’d like a glass of red wine. I-- ---t--gern e-----as --twei-. I__ h____ g___ e__ G___ R_______ I-h h-t-e g-r- e-n G-a- R-t-e-n- -------------------------------- Ich hätte gern ein Glas Rotwein. 0
I’d like a glass of white wine. I-----tte -e-- -in G--s-Wei---i-. I__ h____ g___ e__ G___ W________ I-h h-t-e g-r- e-n G-a- W-i-w-i-. --------------------------------- Ich hätte gern ein Glas Weißwein. 0
I’d like a bottle of champagne. Ic---------ern-e----Fl-sch-----t. I__ h____ g___ e___ F______ S____ I-h h-t-e g-r- e-n- F-a-c-e S-k-. --------------------------------- Ich hätte gern eine Flasche Sekt. 0
Do you like fish? Mag-t-d--F----? M____ d_ F_____ M-g-t d- F-s-h- --------------- Magst du Fisch? 0
Do you like beef? Ma--t -----n---e-sch? M____ d_ R___________ M-g-t d- R-n-f-e-s-h- --------------------- Magst du Rindfleisch? 0
Do you like pork? M---- ---S-hwei-e-------? M____ d_ S_______________ M-g-t d- S-h-e-n-f-e-s-h- ------------------------- Magst du Schweinefleisch? 0
I’d like something without meat. I-h m---te e--a- --ne -l--s-h. I__ m_____ e____ o___ F_______ I-h m-c-t- e-w-s o-n- F-e-s-h- ------------------------------ Ich möchte etwas ohne Fleisch. 0
I’d like some mixed vegetables. I-- m-c--- e-n- -em--ep-a--e. I__ m_____ e___ G____________ I-h m-c-t- e-n- G-m-s-p-a-t-. ----------------------------- Ich möchte eine Gemüseplatte. 0
I’d like something that won’t take much time. Ic- -öch-e --was,--as n--ht-lan-- --u---. I__ m_____ e_____ w__ n____ l____ d______ I-h m-c-t- e-w-s- w-s n-c-t l-n-e d-u-r-. ----------------------------------------- Ich möchte etwas, was nicht lange dauert. 0
Would you like that with rice? Möcht-n S---d-- -i--Rei-? M______ S__ d__ m__ R____ M-c-t-n S-e d-s m-t R-i-? ------------------------- Möchten Sie das mit Reis? 0
Would you like that with pasta? Möc---n S-- d------ ----l-? M______ S__ d__ m__ N______ M-c-t-n S-e d-s m-t N-d-l-? --------------------------- Möchten Sie das mit Nudeln? 0
Would you like that with potatoes? Mö--te--S-e d-- mi--Karto--eln? M______ S__ d__ m__ K__________ M-c-t-n S-e d-s m-t K-r-o-f-l-? ------------------------------- Möchten Sie das mit Kartoffeln? 0
That doesn’t taste good. Das -ch---k- -ir ---h-. D__ s_______ m__ n_____ D-s s-h-e-k- m-r n-c-t- ----------------------- Das schmeckt mir nicht. 0
The food is cold. D---Esse- is- k-l-. D__ E____ i__ k____ D-s E-s-n i-t k-l-. ------------------- Das Essen ist kalt. 0
I didn’t order this. D-s-h--e ----ni--t-b--t-l-t. D__ h___ i__ n____ b________ D-s h-b- i-h n-c-t b-s-e-l-. ---------------------------- Das habe ich nicht bestellt. 0

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