AT THE RESTAURANT

Começa hoje no blog algumas situações para pessoas que vão viajar. Aproveitando as postagens anteriores, onde falei de comida, bebida, a primeira situação acontece em um restaurante. Claro que se você quiser passar um mês nos Estados Unidos ou Inglaterra só dizendo “number one, number two” no McDonald’s é uma opção sua, mas muito hamburger faz mal para a saude e engorda. Então vamos lá.

Primeiro vamos analizar um cardápio. Ele geralmente vem dividido em partes. Vamos ver as principais:

APPETIZERS (What you order first – entrada ou aperitivo)

SALADS (Salad is easy, isn’t it?)

MAIN DISHES (The principal dishes – steak/fish, pasta)

SIDE ORDERS (“acompanhamento”)

DESSERT (Fruit, ice cream, pie)

BEVERAGES (coke, wine, beer)

Depois de estar sentado confortavelmente, vem o waiter ou waitress te entrega o menu e volta alguns minutos depois querendo ver se vocês já quer fazer o pedido.

WAITER

WAITRESS

Waiter – Can I take your order now? or Are you ready to order?
You – (faz o pedido se estiver pronto) Yes, I’d like ...
Waiter – (Se você não pediu bebidas) Anything to drink?
You – A _________________, please.
Waiter – ( querendo saber se vc quer mais alguma coisa) Anything else?
You – (Se estiver satisfeito) No, that’s all. Thanks.
Fácil né? Agora vamos imaginar que você tenha pedido um steak (remember steak?) Ele provavelmente vai perguntar:
Waiter – How would you like your steak, sir/madam?
You – Well-done (bem passado) Rare( mal passado) Medium rare (ao ponto)
Se você não tiver idéia do que pedir. peça uma sugestão.
You – What do you suggest?
Você fez sua refeição e lá vem o garçon querendo saber da sobremesa.
Waiter – Would you like dessert?
You – No, thanks. / Yes, I’d like ...
Bom, você comeu, bebeu, está feliz satisfeito. Chegou a hora da dolorosa. Aí você chama o garçon e educadamente diz:
You – I would like the bill, please. (Ou simplesmente: The bill, please)
Ele traz a conta, você paga, agradece, vai embora. Mas e se tiver troco? Ai ele traz. Mas você adorou o serviço e quer que ele fique com o troco, além dos 10 por cento. então diga:
- You can keep the change.
Now look at the menu and the conversation between a “customer” (you) and a “ waiter”.

Waiter – Good morning. May I help you?
You – Good morning. Can I have the menu, please?
Waiter – Here you are.
You – Thank you.
(Some minutes later...)
Waiter – Are you ready to order?
You – Yes, please. I’d like a Grilled Shrimp(*) Chef salad and a Sirloin Steak.(**)
Waiter – How would you like your steak?
You – Well done, plesae.
Waiter – Anything to drink?
You – I’d like a large Coke, please.
Waiter – Anything else?
You – That will be all, thanks. (The waiter goes, brings ou the food, the bevereges and returns)
Waiter – Is everything all right? Would you like to order dessert?
You – Yes, I’d like a Chocolate Mousse Cake, please.
Waiter – I’ll be right back.
(Well, you ate dessert, drank coffee and now it’s time to pay.)
You – Waiter, the bill, please.
Waiter – Here you are, sir.
You – Here you go. Keep the change. Thank you.
Waiter – Thank you, sir.

(*) Shrimp:

(**) Sirloin:
Well, hope it will help you to eat more than hamburgers next time you travel.
See you next, post.

BEVERAGES AND DESSERTS

What do you drink for lunch? Soda, Coke, water? And dessert? Do you prefer sweets or fruit? So, let’s get fat.

BEVERAGES (Beverages are “bebidas” em geral. There are different kinds of beverages. See below:

WATER : the main beverage. It’s natural. It’s the best to drink

SOFT DRINKS (Beverages with no alcohool)

soda (Its a false cognate. It’s not our SODA. It’s refrigerantes em geral)

juice (orange juice/grape juice)


lemonade

cola (Cola is the name of the drink made of cola like: Pepsi-cola, Coca-cola and other colas))

sparkling water

squash (concentrated juice to be mixed with water)

HOT BEVERAGES

coffee

cafe au lait (It’s a sophisticated name for coffe and milk)

expresso (It’s the same expresso we have in Brazil)

hot chocolate / hot cocoa (cocoa is the same as cacau, hot cocoa and hot chocolate are very similar)

tea (There are all kind of tea. The mosto popular now is the green tea)

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ( IF YOU DRINK ALCOHOOL, DO NOT DRIVE)

beer (Did you know in europe they don’t drink their beer very cold)

draft beer (It’s our popular chopp)

wine (It can be red, white and rose)

DESSERTS

ice cream (You can see the flavors in the first coffee break on the post of September 20, 2008)

pudding (Chocolate pudding is my favorite)

pie (Remember McDonald’s apple pie?)

cake (Do you prepare a cake for your birthday?)

candy (guloseimas em geral)

cookie (The best American cookie in my opinion is chocolate chips cookie.)

donut (Very popular among police people. Seem them eating donuts in police films?)

muffin (A small Englsish cake)

jelly (The best if you are on a diet.)

So, that's all. Let's have a break with food now. Next post something new. Wait for me.

Bye

FOOD PART IV – BREAD, GRAINS AND DAIRY

BREAD

The word bread in English is uncountable, there is no plural (NEVER SAY BREADS). There are many kinds of bread. And then you have the plural.

A loaf of bread (Loaf is the unit of the bread. Like you have one liter of water and one loaf of bread – plural: loaves)
French rolls (They are equivalent to the pãozinho francês)
Sweet rolls

Rye bread

Whole wheat bread
Burger buns
GRAINS

Corn
Rice
Wheat
Oat
Beans
Lentils
Green beans
DAIRY (related to milk)

Milk
Cheese
Yogurt
Butter
OTHERS

Eggs

Margerine

Pasta
Oil
Sugar
Salt
Pepper
Raisins
Ham
Olives
Mustard
That’s all for now folks. Next post: Desserts and beverages