| The
Basics |
| English | German | | English | German |
knife
fork
spoon
plate
napkin
bottle
glass
cup
menu
bread
butter Butter,
ham
bacon
cheese
milk
whole milk
skimmed milk
buttermilk
yoghurt
creamahm
curd cheese
fromage frais
egg
jam
honey | Messer
Gabel
Löffel
Teller
Serviette
Flasche
Glas
Tasse
Speisekarte
Brot
Butter, Anke
Schinken
Speck
Käse
Milch
Vollmilch
Magermilch
Buttermilch
Joghurt
Rahm
Quark
Frischkäse
Ei
Konfitüre
Honig | | tapwater
mineral water
juice
ice
a beer
red wine
white wine
dry
sweet
sugar
salt
pepper
oil
mustard
“waiter!”
“I’d like…”
with
without
to eat
to drink
non-smoking area
breakfast
lunch
dinner, supper
the bill | Hahenwasser
Mineralwasser
Saft
Eis
Stange
Rotwein
Weisswein
trocken
süss
Zucker
Salz
Pfeffer
Öl
Senf
“Bedienung!”
“Ich nehme…”
mit
ohne
essen
trinken
Nichtraucherzone
Frühstück, Zmorge
Mittagessen, Zmittag
Abendessen, Znacht
die Rechnung |
|
| Snacks and Starters (Vorspeisen) |
| English | German | | English | German |
sandwich
chips (french fries)
crisps (potato chips)
omelette
olives | Sandwich
Pommes frites
Pommes Chips
Omelett
Oliven | | soup
prawn cocktail
green salad
mixed salad | Suppe
Krevetten Cocktail
Grüner Salat
Gemischte Salat |
|
| Main Courses (Speisen) |
| English | German | | English | German |
meat
veal
beef
pork
lamb
chicken
kidney
sausage
rice Reis
boiled potatoes
pasta
noodles | Fleisch
Kalb
Rind
Schwein
Lamm
Poulet
Niere
Wurst
Reis
Salzkartoffeln
Teigwaren
Nudeln | | horse
fillet
a chop
diced meat
mincemeat
liver
mushrooms
fish
husalmon
trout
tuna | Pferde
Filet
Kotelett
Geschnetzelte
Hackfleisch
Leber
Pilze
Fisch
Lachs
Forelle
Thunfisch |
|
| Vegetable(Gemüse) |
| English | German | | English | German |
tomato
carrot
cabbage
cauliflower
corn
cucumber
asparagus
beans | Tomate
Rüebli
Chabis
Blumenkohl
Mais
Gurke
Spargel
Bohnen | | peas
sweet pepper
spinach
fennel
broccoli
onion
garlic | Erbse
Peperoni
Spinat
Fenchel
Broccoli
Zwiebel
Knoblauch |
|
| Useful Words |
| English | German | | English | German |
hot
cold
smoked
roast
rare
well done
boiled
steamed
stuffed
grilled
raw | heiss
kalt
geräuchert
gebraten
bluetig
gar
gekochte
gedämpft
gefüllt
gegrillt
roh | | baked
fried
spices
traditional cooking
Swiss-German cooking
Swiss-French cooking
Ticinese cooking
Romansh cooking
in the style of
home-made | gebacken
gebraten, fritiert
Gewürze
gutbürgerliche Küche
Schweizer Küche
Welsche Küche
Tessiner Küche
Romanische Küche
art
Hausgemacht |
|
| Fruits (Früchte) and Desserts (Dessert) |
| English | German | | English | German |
apple
pear
plum
apricot
peach
cherry
grape
raspberry
blackberry
strawberry | Apfel
Birne
Zwetschge
Aprikose
Pfirsich
Kirsche
Trauben
Himbeere
Brombeere
Erdbeere | | banana
orange
grapefruit
lemon
mandarin
fig
cake
chocolate
ice cream
chestnut purée | Banane
Orange
Grapefruit
Zitrone
Mandarine
Feige
Kuchen, Torte
Schokolade
Glace
Vermicelles |
