Glossary |
der Imbiss |
This is one of several words for a "snack bar". You might also see the words "der Schnellimbiss", "die Imbissbude" or "die Würstchenbude" ("sausage stand"). |
was wünschen Sie? |
"What would you like?" Having started with "Bitte schön", the conventional request for information, Herr Aksoy chooses to ask more specifically. |
ich möchte gerne... |
"I would like...". "Ich möchte..." on its own could be also be used here without "gerne". Note that anything that you ask for will be in the accusative case! |
eine Bratwurst |
"A (fried) sausage". Usually served with a roll. The German reputation for eating sausages is certainly borne out by the choice offered at their snack bars! |
eine große... |
a big (sausage)... |
...oder eine kleine? |
"...or a small (sausage)?" If the noun has already been mentioned immediately beforehand, it does not need to be repeated when you are describing it by means of an adjective. |
bitte |
please |
der Ketschup |
Unsurprisingly, this means "ketchup". Until the recent German spelling reform, it was spelled the same way as the English word. |
Pommes |
"Chips". From the French "Pommes frites". While "Pommes frites" is the version listed in German dictionaries, you are just as likely to hear "Pommes". |
möchten Sie auch...? |
"Would you like...?" See the conversation in the first section. |
das Brötchen |
"A bread roll". All nouns ending in "-chen" are neuter - including "das Mädchen". The suffix "-chen" means "little" or "small". |
gerne |
Another word that is difficult to translate. "Gerne" on its own means "happily" or "willingly". The combination "Ja, gerne" translates as a more enthusiastic version of "Yes please!" |
ein Euro achtzig |
"One euro eighty (cents)". |
eine Currywurst |
"A curried sausage". Very few German words begin with "c", and many of those that do are - as here - imported from other languages. |
ein Euro siebzig |
"One euro seventy (cents)". |
danke sehr |
"many thanks" (literally: "thanks very") |
zurück |
Literally "back", but here we would translate it as "in return". |
Guten Appetit! |
"Enjoy your food!" or "bon appetit". |