The Better German Podcast helps you understand German in a clear, simple and practical way. I’m Susi Blümel, your teacher from Vienna, and in each episode I guide you through everyday German, useful vocabulary, culture, learning tips and more.
Some episodes teach you the language directly; others help you understand how German really works.
You can listen to any episode on its own, but you’ll get the most benefit if you start with Episode 1 — the podcast follows a gentle step-by-step progression.
🎙️ Better German Podcast – Episode 57
Practice German Restaurant Phrases + Real Dialogues
In this episode, you actively practice German restaurant vocabulary from Episode 53 with real sentences, pronunciation, and two short dialogues. You’ll hear useful phrases for ordering food, asking for the bill, understanding menus in Austria, and talking about typical dishes like Schnitzel or Kaiserschmarrn.
If you want practical German you can actually use in cafés, restaurants, or while travelling, this episode helps you train listening and speaking at the same time.
⬇️ Free PDF (Episodes 53 + 57)
https://bettergerman.info/restaurant
🎧 Full Show Notes & Links
https://bettergerman.info/57
✨ Key Topics in This Episode
- Practicing restaurant vocabulary in real sentences
- Austrian café and “Kaffeehaus” culture
- Vorspeise, Hauptspeise, Nachspeise explained
- What a “Menü” means in Austria (fixed-price meal)
- Useful ordering phrases: Ich hätte gerne, Ich möchte, zahlen bitte
- Breakfast buffet questions you can use in hotels
- Tipping culture in Austria
- Typical dishes: Schnitzel, Kaiserschmarrn, Frittatensuppe
- Two slow German restaurant dialogues for listening practice
🔗 Mentioned Links & Resources
- Free Restaurant PDF (Episodes 53 + 57): https://bettergerman.info/restaurant
- Episode 53 (Restaurant Vocabulary Basics)
- Better German YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Better-German/
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- Episode 53 – Restaurant Vocabulary Basics
- Beginner-friendly pronunciation and sentence structure episodes
- Real-life German dialogues from earlier podcast episode::
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