At the Restaurant

Ordering, tableware, taste and cooking

Build your A2 German restaurant vocabulary with this Start Deutsch 2 exam-ready flashcard set. Learn essential words for ordering food, describing tableware — plates, forks, knives, spoons — and expressing taste with terms like salty, sweet, bitter, and spicy. Each card includes example sentences and pronunciation guides, making it perfect for beginners preparing to dine out confidently in German-speaking countries.

The At the Restaurant set teaches 20 German vocabulary items at CEFR A2, focused on Food & Drinks.

Word list (20) — audio and IPA

  • bestellen bəˈʃtɛlən — to orderbestellen
  • das Gericht ɡəˈʁɪçt — dishdas Gericht
  • die Portion pɔʁˈtsi̯oːndie Portion
  • die Speisekarte ˈʃpaɪ̯zəˌkartə — menudie Speisekarte
  • der Teller ˈtɛlɐ — plateder Teller
  • die Gabel ˈɡaːbl̩ — forkdie Gabel
  • der Löffel ˈlœfl̩ — spoonder Löffel
  • das Messer ˈmɛsɐ — knifedas Messer
  • das Glas ɡlaːs — glassdas Glas
  • die Tasse ˈtasə — cup
  • der Topf tɔpf — potder Topf
  • braten ˈbʁaːtn̩ — briet — gebraten · to frybraten
  • grillen ˈɡʁɪlən — to grill, to barbecuegrillen
  • scharf ʃaʁf — spicyscharf
  • süß zyːs — sweetsüß
  • sauer ˈzaʊ̯ɐ — soursauer
  • bitter ˈbɪtɐbitter
  • das Hähnchen ˈhɛːnçən — chicken (roasted)das Hähnchen
  • die Wurst vʊʁst — sausagedie Wurst
  • das Rezept ʁeˈtsɛpt — prescriptiondas Rezept

Frequently asked questions

What CEFR level is “At the Restaurant”?

“At the Restaurant” is a CEFR A2 set. It targets learners at the A2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).

How many words does “At the Restaurant” contain?

The set contains 20 German vocabulary items with translations in five languages. Most words include native-speaker audio and IPA transcription.

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