9.

Eating and Meals - Étkezés és ételek

Customer: This restaurant must have a very clean kitchen.

Waiter: Thank you, sir. How do you know?
Customer: Everything tastes like soap.

1. What are your meal-times?

Mikor szoktál enni?
2. What do you usually have for breakfast?
Mit szoktál reggelizni?
3. What do you usually have for lunch?
Mit szoktál ebédelni?
4. What do you usually have for dinner?
Mit szoktál vacsorázni?
5. Do you eat different dishes at weekends than on weekdays?
Mást szoktál ebédelni hétvégén, mint hétköznap?
6. Who cooks in your family?
Nálatok ki főz?
7. What is your favourite dish?
Mi a kedvenc ételed?
8. Are you a good cook?
Jól tudsz főzni?
9. What spices do you use?
Milyen fűszereket használsz?
10. How easy or hard is it to learn to cook?
Milyen könnyű vagy nehéz megtanulni főzni?
11. Do you think it would be a good idea to introduce cooking lessons at schools?
Jó ötletnek tartanád, ha főzést tanítanák az iskolában?
12. Do you know the recipe for a dish?
El tudsz mondani egy receptet?
13. Why do you think the best cooks in the world are men?
Mit gondolsz, a világ legjobb szakácsai miért férfiak?
14. Do you think that cooking is a time-consuming activity?
Szerinted időigényes a főzés?
15. Do you often eat out?
Gyakran étkezel étteremben?
16. Where can people go to get something to eat?
Milyen helyeken lehet étkezni?
17. What places do you like when you eat out?
Milyen helyeken szeretsz enni, amikor nem otthon étkezel?
18. Have you ever been to an extremely elegant restaurant?
Voltál már nagyon elegáns étteremben?
19. Have you had any bad experiences in a restaurant?
Volt már kellemetlen élményed egy étteremben?
20. Why are so many self-service and takeaway restaurants being opened in
Hungary?
Szerinted miért nyílik egyre több olyan étterem Magyarországon, amely önkiszol­
gáló vagy elvitelre árusít?
21. What are the differences between traditional and self-service restaurants?
Milyen különbségek vannak a hagyományos és az önkiszolgáló éttermek között?
22. What is the food at the school canteen like?
Milyen az étel az iskolai menzán?
23. How do you prepare when you are expecting guests?
Hogyan szoktál készülni vendégek fogadására?
24. What do you need for a successful picnic?
Mi kell egy sikeres piknikhez?
25. Have you ever tried the food of a foreign country?
Ettél már külföldi ételt?
26. How could you describe Hungarian cuisine?
Hogy írnád le a magyar konyhát?
27. What are the most popular national Hungarian dishes?
Melyek a legnépszerűbb magyar ételek?
28. Are there a lot of foreign restaurants in Hungary?
Sok külföldi étterem van Magyarországon?
29. If you opened a restaurant, what would it be like?
Ha nyitnál egy éttermet, milyen lenne?
30. What is a typical substantial English breakfast like?
Milyen a tipikus bőséges angol reggeli?
31. How is a real English tea made?
Hogyan készítik az igazi angol teát?
32. What British dishes do you know?
Milyen angol ételeket ismersz?
33. What is a typical English Sunday lunch like?
Milyen egy tipikus angol vasárnapi ebéd?
34. What are the characteristics of American cuisine?
Mi jellemző az amerikai konyhára?
35. What table manners do you consider important?
Szerinted melyek azok az udvariassági szabályok, melyeket fontos betartani
étkezéskor?
36. How do you lay the table for dinner?
Hogyan terítesz meg a vacsorához?
37. What do vegetarians live on?
Mit esznek a vegetáriánusok?
38. Do you think that most people eat far more than is good for them?
Szerinted a többség többet eszik, mint kellene?
39. Are eating habits changing?
Változóban vannak-e az étkezési szokások?
40. What is your opinion about junk food?
Mit gondolsz a gyorséttermi ételekről?
41. Why are fast food restaurants especially popular with young people?
Miért kedvelik különösen a fiatalok a gyorséttermeket?
42. Do you ever order meals by phone?
Szoktál ételt rendelni telefonon?
43. When and how is a barbecue organised?
Mikor és hogyan szoktak a kertben grillezni?
 1. What are your meal-times?
I have breakfast before leaving for school, at about seven. I have lunch at school
around two o’clock. I have dinner at about seven when the whole family is together.

2. What do you usually have for breakfast?

I have a cheese sandwich with a tomato or green pepper, and I drink a cup of tea with
lemon and honey. Sometimes I also eat a boiled egg.

3. What do you usually have for lunch?

I have lunch in the school canteen. We can choose from two set menus. I don’t like
soups but I like meat with rice or potatoes.

4. What do you usually have for dinner?

I eat something cold, for example, a slice of bread with margarine, cold cuts, and
cheese. I usually have a few slices of tomato, cucumber, or green pepper as well.
I drink a mug of milk before going to bed.

5. Do you eat different dishes at weekends than on weekdays?

Yes, I do. At weekends either my mother or my grandmother cooks something tasty.
On weekdays I eat at school.

6. Who cooks in your family?

Usually my mother cooks for the whole family and I often help her.

7. What is your favourite dish?

I have several favourites, such as pancakes, grilled chicken breast with vegetables,
and beef stew.

8. Are you a good cook?

No, I don’t think so. I can only cook simple dishes, for example, tomato soup, pancakes,
and scrambled eggs.

9. What spices do you use?

I use typical Hungarian spices like paprika and pepper, but I like trying out exotic
spices, too, such as curry and oregano.

10. How easy or hard is it to learn to cook?

I think it’s quite difficult. The best way is to start to cook with someone else who can
help you. In summer my mother and my grandmother usually teach me how to make
simple dishes.

11. Do you think it would be a good idea to introduce cooking lessons at schools?
I think it would be a good idea because nowadays young people cannot cook at all.
12. Do you know the recipe for a dish?
Yes, I know how to make pancakes. I need eggs, flour, milk and some salt and sugar.
I mix the ingredients and then fry the pancakes in a frying pan. You can fill them with
cocoa, jam, cottage cheese, or vanilla cream.

13. Why do you think the best cooks in the world are men?
I think men can be very creative and can have a lot of ideas to make tasty new dishes.

14. Do you think that cooking is a time-consuming activity?

It depends on the food. There are dishes that you can cook quickly and dishes that
take quite long to cook.

15. Do you often eat out?

No. We only go to a restaurant when we celebrate a family event. I think it’s quite
expensive to eat out.

16. Where can people go to get something to eat?

People can go to restaurants, grills, fast food restaurants, sandwich bars, canteens, or
coffee shops.

17. What places do you like when you eat out?

I like Greek and Italian restaurants where I can always find something delicious.

18. Have you ever been to an extremely elegant restaurant?

No, not yet, but I’d like to try one out some day. I have only seen extremely elegant
restaurants in films.

19. Have you had any bad experiences in a restaurant?

Yes, unfortunately I have. When we were in a restaurant a few months ago, the food
was bad and the waiters were rather impolite. They also tried to overcharge us.

20. Why are so many self-service and takeaway restaurants being opened in
Hungary?
I think one of the reasons is that people are always in a hurry and don’t have much
time to eat. They don’t have time to buy the ingredients either.

21. What are the differences between traditional and self-service restaurants?
In a traditional restaurant there are waiters and waitresses who serve the customers.
In a self-service restaurant you have to queue, pay at a cash desk, and take your food
to a table.

22. What is the food at the school canteen like?

Most students complain about the food there because it is often greasy and tasteless.
23. How do you prepare when you are expecting guests?
We do the shopping with my parents and then I help my mother to cook. It is my
sister’s job to lay the table.

24. What do you need for a successful picnic?

You should find a good place. You need enough food and drink, blankets to sit on,
and a picnic basket with everything you need.

25. Have you ever tried the food of a foreign country?

Yes, I like tasting unusual food. I like seafood very much and my favourites are crab
and squid.

26. How could you describe Hungarian cuisine?

Hungarian food is rather spicy because we use a lot of paprika. Some people also
make quite fatty food. The Hungarians like to fry meat, cheese and vegetables in
breadcrumbs.

27. What are the most popular national Hungarian dishes?

As far as I know, the most popular dishes are fish soup, chicken soup, stuffed cabbage,
stews and goulash.

28. Are there a lot of foreign restaurants in Hungary?

There are lots of foreign restaurants in big towns and cities. In the town where I live
there are Italian, Greek, Mexican and Chinese restaurants.

29. If you opened a restaurant, what would it be like?

I would open a restaurant for young people. They could not only eat and drink there,
but also listen to good music and use the Internet.

30. What is a traditional substantial English breakfast like?

I have read that it consists of fried sausages, fried tomatoes, beans, bacon, and toast.
I think they usually drink tea for breakfast.

31. How is a real English tea made?

First, you boil the water in a kettle. You pour the boiling water into a teapot where
there are tea leaves. You leave them to brew for a few minutes and then pour it into
cups. You can add sugar, lemon, or milk.

32. What British dishes do you know?

I have heard of fish and chips, and porridge.

33. What is a typical English Sunday lunch like?

The English usually have roast beef with Yorkshire pudding for Sunday lunch.
34. What are the characteristics of American cuisine?
As far as I know, the Americans eat a lot of corn and different kinds of hamburgers
and hot dogs.
35. What table manners do you consider important?
You mustn’t chomp or munch, and talk when your mouth is full.

36. How do you lay the table for dinner?

I put a tablecloth on the table, then I put the plates, cutlery, and glasses on it. I also
put napkins next to the plates, and a cruet in the middle of the table.

37. What do vegetarians live on?

They eat a lot of vegetables and fruit. They make a lot of dishes from soya.

38. Do you think that most people eat far more than is good for them?
Yes, I think that is the reason why there are a lot of fat people.

39. Are eating habits changing?

Yes, I think they are changing. People don’t have enough time for eating, so they eat
too quickly and at different times. They often buy semi-prepared or frozen food
which they can make easily and quickly. Some people say that these foods are not too
healthy.

40. What is your opinion about junk food?

I like junk food although I know it’s not healthy to eat it too often. Hamburgers are
my favourites.

41. Why are fast food restaurants especially popular with young people?
Young people cannot only eat there but also listen to music and talk.

42. Do you ever order meals by phone?

Yes, sometimes I do. When my parents are busy and have no time to do the shopping
and cooking, we order something from a restaurant near our home.

43. When and how is a barbecue organised?

It is usually organised in summer when the weather is nice. Friends get together and
grill some food and eat it in the garden.
a lot of 13 sok
activity 14 tevékenység
add 31 hozzáad
also 2 szintén, is
although 40 habár
always 17 mindig
as far as I know 27 amennyire tudom
at all 11 egyáltalán
at weekends 5 hétvégenként
bacon 30 szalonna
bad 19 rossz
barbecue 43 kerti sütögetés
basket 24 kosár
be in a hurry 20 siet
bean 30 bab
beef stew 7 marhapörkölt
blanket 24 pléd
boil 31 felforral
boiled egg 2 főtt tojás
boiling 31 forrásban lévő
bread (U) 4 kenyér
breakfast 2 reggeli
brew 31 ázik (forró vízben)
busy 42 elfoglalt
buy (bought, bought) 39 vesz
canteen 16 menza
cash desk 21 pénztár
celebrate 15 ünnepel
change 39 változik
characteristic 34 jellemző
cheese 2 sajt
cheese sandwich 2 sajtos szendvics
chicken 7 csirke
chicken breast 7 csirkemell
Chinese 28 kínai
chips 32 hasábburgonya
chomp 35 hangosan rág
choose (chose, chosen) 3 választ
city 10 nagyváros
cocoa 12 kakaó
coffee shop 16 kávézó
cold 4 hideg
cold cuts 4 felvágott
complain 22 panaszkodik
consider 35 tart valamilyennek, gondol
consist of 30 áll valamiből
cook 5 főz
cook 8 szakács
corn 34 kukorica
cottage cheese 12 túró
country 25 ország
crab 25 rák
cream 12 krém
creative 13 találékony
cucumber 4 uborka
cuisine 26 konyha(művészet)
cup 2 csésze
curry 9 curry
customer 21 vevő, vendég (étteremben)
cutlery (U) 36 evőeszközök
delicious 17 ízletes
depend on 14 függ valamitől
describe 26 leír, jellemez
difference 21 különbség
different 5 más, különböző
difficult 10 nehéz
dinner 4 vacsora
dish 5 étel
do (did, done) the bevásárol
shopping 23
drink 24 ital
drink (drank, drunk) 2 iszik
easy 10 könnyű
eat (ate, eaten) 2 eszik
eat (ate, eaten) out 15 étteremben eszik
egg 2 tojás
either ... or 5 vagy ... vagy
elegant 18 elegáns
English 30 angol
enough 24 elegendő
especially 41 különösen
event 15 esemény
exotic 9 egzotikus
expect 23 vár
experience 19 élmény
extremely 18 rendkívül
family 1 család
fast food restaurant 16 gyorsétterem
fat 38 kövér
fatty 26 zsíros
favourite 7 kedvenc
fill 12 megtölt
find (found, found) 17 talál
fine 43 jó
first 31 először
fish 32 hal
fish soup 27 halászlé
flour 12 liszt
food (U) 7 étel
for example 4 például
foreign 25 külföldi
friend 43 barát
frozen 39 fagyasztott
fruit 37 gyümölcs
fry 12 megsüt (zsiradékban)
fry in breadcrumbs 26 panírozva megsüt
frying pan 12 palacsintasütő, serpenyő
full 35 tele
garden 43 kert
get (got, got) összejön, találkozik
together 43
glass 36 pohár
go (went, gone) 15 megy
go (went, gone) to bed 4 lefekszik
goulash 27 gulyás
grandmother 5 nagymama
greasy 22 zsíros
Greek 17 görög
green pepper 2 zöldpaprika
grill 16 grill étterem
grilled 7 grillezett
habit 39 szokás
hamburger 34 hamburger
hard 10 nehéz
have (had, had) reggelizik
breakfast 1
have (had, had) dinner 1 vacsorázik
have (had, had) lunch 1 ebédel
healthy 39 egészséges
hear (heard, heard) 32 hall
help 6 segít
honey 2 méz
hot dog 34 hot dog
Hungarian 9 magyar
Hungary 20 Magyarország
idea 11 ötlet
impolite 19 udvariatlan
important 35 fontos
in the middle of 36 valami közepére, valami közepén
ingredient 12 hozzávaló
introduce 11 bevezet
Italian 17 olasz
jam 12 lekvár
job 23 feladat
junk food 40 gyorséttermi étel
kettle 31 teáskanna (vízforraláshoz)
kind 34 -féle, -fajta
lay (laid, laid) the megterít
table 23
learn 10 (meg)tanul
leave (left, left) 31 hagy
leave (left, left) for 1 elindul valahová
lemon 2 citrom
lesson 11 tanóra
like 9 mint például
listen to music 29 zenét hallgat
live 28 lakik
long 14 sokáig
lunch 3 ebéd
make (made, made) 10 készít
man (men) 13 férfi (férfiak)
margarine 4 margarin
meal 1 étkezés
meat 3 hús
menu 3 menü
Mexican 28 mexikói
milk (U) 4 tej
minute 31 perc
mix 12 összekever
month 19 hónap
mother 5 anya
mouth 35 száj
mug 4 bögre
munch 35 csámcsog
napkin 36 szalvéta
national 27 nemzeti
near 42 közel
need 12 szüksége van
next to 36 mellé
nowadays 11 manapság
often 6 gyakran
open 20 megnyit
opinion 40 vélemény
order sg by phone 42 telefonon rendel
oregano (U) 9 oregánó
organise 43 szervez
overcharge 19 túlszámláz
pancake 7 palacsinta
paprika 9 paprika (fűszer)
parent 23 szülő
pay (paid, paid) 21 fizet
pepper (U) 9 bors
people (person) 11 emberek (ember)
picnic 24 piknik
place 17 hely
plate 36 tányér
popular 27 népszerű
porridge (U) 32 zabkása
potato 3 burgonya
pour 31 önt
put (put, put) 36 tesz
queue 21 sorban áll
quickly 14 gyorsan
quite 10 eléggé
rather 19 meglehetősen
read (read, read) 30 olvas
reason 20 ok
recipe 12 ételrecept
restaurant 15 étterem
rice (U) 3 rizs
roast beef 33 marhasült
salt (U) 12 só
sandwich bar 16 büfé
sausage 30 kolbász
school 1 iskola
school canteen 3 iskolai menza
scrambled eggs 8 rántotta
seafood (U) 25 tengeri ételek
self-service 20 önkiszolgáló
semi-prepared 39 félkész
serve 21 kiszolgál
several 7 több
simple 8 egyszerű
sister 23 lánytestvér
sit (sat, sat) on 2 leül valamire
slice 4 szelet
sometimes 42 néha
soup 3 leves
soya (U) 37 szója
spice 9 fűszer
spicy 26 fűszeres
squid 25 tintahal
start 10 elkezd
stew 7 pörkölt
stuffed cabbage 27 töltött káposzta
substantial 30 bőséges, kiadós
successful 24 sikeres
such as 7 például
sugar (U) 12 cukor
summer 10 nyár
table 21 asztal
table manners 35 étkezési illemszabályok
tablecloth 36 terítő
take (took, taken) 21 visz
take (took, taken) long 14 sokáig tart
takeaway restaurant 20 elvitelre árusító étterem
talk 41 beszélget
taste 25 megkóstol
tasteless 22 íztelen
tasty 5 finom
tea (U) 2 tea
tea leaves 31 teafű
teapot 31 teáskanna (tálaláshoz)
think (thought, thought) 8 gondol, vél
time-consuming 14 időigényes
toast 30 pirítós
together 1 együtt
tomato 2 paradicsom
town 28 város
traditional 21 hagyományos
try out 9 kipróbál
typical 9 jellemző
unfortunately 19 sajnos
unusual 25 szokatlan
use 9 használ
usually 2 általában
vanilla 12 vanília
vegetable 7 zöldség
vegetarian 37 vegetáriánus
waiter 19 pincér
waitress 21 pincérnő
water (U) 31 víz
way 10 mód
weather (U) 43 időjárás
weekday 5 hétköznap
weekend 5 hétvége
whole 1 egész
world 13 világ
Yorkshire pudding 33 kelt tészta (főleg marhasülthöz)
young 11 fiatal
Reserving a table - Asztalfoglalás
A I’d like to reserve a table for six
people for tonight, please.
B What time, please?
A For half past seven.
B Smoking or non-smoking?
A Non-smoking, please.
B Your name, please?
A My name is ...
In a restaurant - Étteremben
A Good evening. Could I have the
menu, please?
B Good evening. Would you like
something to drink?
A Can we have a bottle of still mineral
water, and an orange juice, please.
A Can you recommend something?
B I can recommend the chef’s dish of
the day. The roast lamb is also excellent.
A I’m allergic to mushrooms. Can you
make the dish without them?
B Certainly.
A We’ll have the dish for the day and
the roast lamb and two tomato salads
then. Could I have chips instead
of the rice?
B Certainly.
A My salad is missing.
B I’m terribly sorry. I’ll bring it right away.
A I’d like to pay. All on the same bill, please.
In a coffee shop - Kávéházban
A Can we have a cup of coffee,
a lemonade, a cup of tea, two pieces
of carrot cake, and a chocolate muffin,
please?
B Do you want lemon or milk and sugar
with your tea?
A Just milk, please.
A We’d like to pay. Can we have separate
bills, please?
A Szeretnék ma estére asztalt foglalni hat fő
számára.
B Hány órára?
A Fél nyolcra.
B Dohányzó vagy nemdohányzó?
A Nemdohányzót szeretnék.
B A nevét kérném.
A A nevem ...
A Jó estét! Kaphatnék egy étlapot?
B Jó estét! Hozhatok valamit inni?
A Egy üveg szénsavmentes ásványvizet és egy
pohár narancslét kérnénk.
A Tudna ajánlani valamit?
B Tudom ajánlani a szakács mai specialitását.
A báránysült szintén kitűnő.
A Allergiás vagyok a gombára. El tudják
készíteni az ételt nélküle?
B Természetesen.
A Egy mai specialitást, egy báránysültet és két
paradicsomsalátát kérnénk. Kaphatnék
hasábburgonyát a rizs helyett?
B Természetesen.
A Nem kaptam meg a salátámat.
B Borzasztóan sajnálom. Azonnal hozom.
A Fizetni szeretnék. Mindent egybe számolhat.
A Egy teát, egy limonádét, egy kávét, két
szelet répatortát és egy csokis muffint
kérnénk.
B Citromot vagy tejet és cukrot kér a teához?
A Csak tejet kérek.
A Fizetni szeretnénk. Külön számlákat
kérnénk.
In a fast-food restaurant - Gyorsétteremben
A What can I get you? A Mit adhatok?
B Two hamburgers to go, please. B Két hamburgert kérnénk elvitelre.
A Anything else? A Még valamit?
B No, thank you. B Köszönöm nem.
A That’s six pounds forty, please. A Hat font negyven penny.
B Thank you. B Köszönöm!

Eating - Étkezés
to/for + étkezés
Ha az étel tartalmáról beszélünk, a for elöljárót használjuk:
I had two hard-boiled eggs and a Két kemény tojást és egy sajtos szendvicset
cheese sandwich for lunch. ettem ebédre.
Ha valakit meghívunk egy étkezésre, a to elöljárót használjuk:
Let’s invite Anna to dinner. Hívjuk meg Annát vacsorára!

course fogás
We had a three-course dinner last night. Tegnap háromfogásos vacsorát ettünk.
I had fish for my main course. Halat ettem főfogásnak.
dish elkészített étel
Do you serve vegetarian dishes? Vegetáriánus ételek kaphatók?
I can recommend the chef’s dish Tudom ajánlani a szakács mai külön­
of the day. legességét.
food étel
The prices of food have risen. Felmentek az ételárak.
meal étkezés
I try not to eat between meals. Próbálok nem enni étkezések között.
Dinner is the main meal in our family. Nálunk a vacsora a főétkezés.

cuisine konyha(művészet)
Különböző nemzetek ételei.
Hungarian cuisine is A magyar konyhaművészet világhírű.
world-famous.
cooking főzés, konyha(művészet), ételek
I like Italian cooking. Szeretem az olasz ételeket.
food konyha (mint elkészített és felszolgált étel)
This restaurant serves very good food. Ennek az étteremnek nagyon jó a konyhája.
kitchen konyha (helyiség)
We have a big modern kitchen Nagy, modern konyhánk van az új
in our new house. házunkban.