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Zwei Eier und eine Tasse Tee
Order amounts, eat and drink, and check the change
Count things; measure ingredients
Countable things can be singular or plural: , , , . Use to ask for a number of things. For a substance or an amount use : , , . A cup or slice can make a useful portion: , .
Use the present forms of eating and drinking
changes its vowel with and the 3rd person singular: , . The other forms keep e. has regular endings. Keep an infinitive after a modal: .
| Person | Eat | Drink |
|---|---|---|
Pay and check your change
asks for the bill. gives the total. If you give ten euros for an eight-euro bill, you get . means back; the context makes it change, not another charge.
Wir möchten zwei Tassen Tee.We would like two cups of tea.
Ich esse gern Brot mit Käse.I like eating bread with cheese.
Hier sind zehn Euro.Here are ten euros.
Practice 1/5 · Finding words
Notice the useful forms
Tap every form of essen and trinken.
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I eat bread and drink tea.
.
You eat an egg and drink water.
. .
We eat cake. You drink milk (several people).
. .
You eat pancakes (several people). Lotte eats one too.
Practice 2/5 · The right form
Choose the person’s form
Choose the right word for the gap.
Ich Brot mit Käse.
I eat bread with cheese.
Du zwei Eier.
You eat two eggs.
Wir gern Kuchen.
We like eating cake.
Ihr Pfannkuchen.
You eat pancakes (several people).
Ich lieber Tee.
I would rather drink tea.
Du Wasser.
You drink water.
Greta Kaffee.
Greta drinks coffee.
Wir Tee.
We drink tea.
How many, or how much?
Choose the right word for the gap.
Wie Eier möchten Sie?
How many eggs would you like (polite)?
Wie Milch möchten Sie?
How much milk would you like (polite)?
Ich möchte zwei Tee.
I would like two cups of tea.
Ein Kuchen, bitte.
A slice of cake, please.
Practice 3/5 · Fill the gaps
Complete the conversation
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Lotte einen Pfannkuchen. Ihr zwei.
Lotte eats one pancake. You eat two (several people).
Du Tee. Ich Wasser.
You drink tea. I drink water.
Wir Brot. Sie auch Tee?
We eat bread. Do you drink tea too (polite)?
Wie Eier? Zwei. Wie Milch? Ein bisschen.
How many eggs? Two. How much milk? A little.
Die Rechnung ist acht . Ich bekomme zwei Euro .
The bill is eight euros. I get two euros change.
Practice 4/5 · Building sentences
Put the message together
Put the words in order.
Greta drinks a coffee.
I would like a slice of cake.
We would rather drink water.
How many cups do we need?
Practice 5/5 · In situations
Respond to the situation
Choose the right words for the situation.
Greta wants to know the amount of tea for you and a friend. Each of you wants one cup.
You say:
A countable portion makes the order clear.
Greta wants to know the amount of tea for you and a friend. Each of you wants one cup.
You say:
A countable portion makes the order clear.
Your bill is eight euros. You give Greta ten euros and check the change.
You say:
Zurück refers to the money returned after paying.
Your bill is eight euros. You give Greta ten euros and check the change.
You say:
Zurück refers to the money returned after paying.
Unit complete
