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INTRODUCTION
Finally, you’ve got a seat at a table. Now it’s time to order!
In this lesson, we'll cover how to ask for a menu and then order your food and drinks.
GRAMMAR POINT
Normally you have to catch the waiter’s attention, perhaps by raising your right hand a bit. Then you’ll ask for a menu. “Menu please?” In Czech, this is..
Menu, prosím.
Let’s break it down:
(slow) Me-nu, pro-sím.
Once more:
Menu, prosím.
Menu means “menu”, the spelling is similar as in English but be careful about different pronunciation..
(slow) Me-nu.
Menu.
And of course, prosím means “please.”
(slow) Pro-sím.
Prosím.
Here’s the whole expression again:
Menu, prosím.
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In most of the cases, the waiter or waitress will begin by asking “What would you like to drink?”
Co si dáte k pití?
Let’s break it down:
(slow) Co si dá-te k pi-tí?
Once more:
Co si dáte k pití?
Co means “what” in English.
(slow) Co.
Co.
Si dáte is a form of the verb “dát si” which in English means “to take.”
(slow) Si dá-te.
Si dá-te.
K means “for”.
(slow) K.
K
And the last word pití means “drink”.
(slow) Pi-tí.
Pití.
Again, the whole question is
Co si dáte k pití?
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Now let’s take a look at some typical beverages Czech might have:
Voda (“water”)
(slow) Vo-da.
Voda.
Pivo (“beer”)
(slow) Pi-vo.
Pivo .
Bílé víno (“white wine”)
(slow) Bí-lé ví-no.
Bílé víno.
Červené víno (“red wine”)
(slow) Čer-ve-né ví-no.
Červené víno.
Kola (“cola”)
(slow) Ko-la.
Kola.
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Once you have looked at the menu, you can finally call the waiter for the order.
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Now let’s take a look at some good dishes you can find on a typical Czech menu. They are very common and you shouldn’t miss them if you come to the Czech Republic.
Knedlo-vepřo-zelo (“Roast pork with dumplings and sauerkraut”)
(slow) Kned-lo-vep-řo-ze-lo.
Knedlo-vepřo-zelo.
Svíčková (“Marinated sirloin”)
(slow) Svíč-ko-vá.
Svíčková.
Řízek (“Schnitzel”)
(slow) Ří-zek.
Řízek.
In Czech when you order , you can just say the name of the dish you want and add prosím, which means “please.”
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Let’s say you want to order beer and řízek or “schnitzel”. You should say to the waiter
“Pivo a řízek, prosím.” or “Beer and schnitzel please.”
(slow) Pi-vo a ří-zek, pro-sím.
Pivo a řízek, prosím.
In this sentence the word a means “and.”

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