Two situations to practise
The following situations are invented for language practice. They do not describe a particular venue or its actual prices. Use the stated conditions for each example.
Read a named set-meal offer
Auf der erfundenen Karte steht: Mittagsmenü mit Suppe, Hauptgericht und Dessert.
Was gehört zum Mittagsmenü?
In this practice offer, those three parts are listed. It does not mean every menu or set meal includes the same courses; the written offer supplies the details.
Clarify the available side dishes
Auf der Karte steht: Hauptgericht mit zwei Beilagen.
Welche Beilagen kann ich wählen?
Hauptgericht identifies the main dish; Beilagen are its accompaniments here. Ask which choices are available rather than assuming every swap is possible or free.
Try a reply, then read the explanation
You want to read the list before choosing food. Ask for it clearly.
Könnten wir bitte die Speisekarte bekommen?
Speisekarte clearly names the list in this restaurant request. Ich hätte gern ein Menü can instead be understood as ordering a set meal. The lesson is about a clear contextual choice, not a claim that a word has only one possible meaning.
A fictional offer says Menü mit Vorspeise und Hauptgericht. It does not mention dessert. Can you conclude a dessert is included?
Ist ein Dessert dabei?
The wording does not establish that. Ask rather than adding an unwritten course. The question checks inclusion without assuming the answer.
In the reference table, which heading points to accompaniments: Beilagen or Hauptgerichte?
Beilagen.
Beilagen are side dishes in this menu context. A salad can be listed as a side or as a main dish, so read its position and description rather than classifying every salad the same way.
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