Lesson 8 Eating Out Dışarıda Yemek

This lesson will introduce you to: - Eating out in a restaurant in Turkey - Various menu items - How to order menu items - Different table service items.

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There are many types of restaurants in Turkey and they differ in the type of food they serve, the service they give, their atmosphere and the price. Restaurants usually specialize in serving certain types of food such as seafood restaurants, meat restaurants (type of steak house), kebapçı (they specialize in a variety of kebaps such as shish kebap), dönerci (a restaurant specializing in roasted or barbecued meats), köfteci (a restaurant specializing in meat ball dishes), pide or lahmacun places (Turkish pizza houses), çorbacı and many others. Turkish cuisine, which is one of the richest in the world, appeals to the eye as well as the palate. The Mediterranean diet, which includes Turkey's, is considered a healthy diet to follow.

Despite the influence of western foods and even fast food chains in the larger cities, Turkey preserves her culinary heritage. In the last decade, chefs of main hotels and international food symposiums have helped to re- introduce Turkish cuisine to the world, educating her citizens about a proud food heritage. The Black Sea, Sea of Marmara, Aegean, and southern Mediterranean provide Turkey with boundless fish and shellfish. Turkey is one of the few countries in the world that has been self sustaining, producing all its own food. Seasonal vegetables and fruits abound, and are served during the height of their growing periods. There is never a reason to use tinned, preserved or frozen produce.

Although the number of the restaurants that serve other countries’ food has been increasing in Turkey, there are not many yet. Most of them are in big cities and it would be very hard to find other countries’ food in small towns.

The beauty of Turkish cooking is in its affordability, use of fresh ingredients, and ease of basic cooking techniques. Classic recipes from centuries of palace and home cooking are well known to all home cooks. One unique specialty of Turkish cuisine is the "zeytinyağlı" or olive oil course. Foods such as peppers or tomatoes are prepared with olive oil. These are typically served at room temperature. Turks love their famous eggplants. There are at least forty ways to prepare eggplant alone.

Many well-known recipes show an influence from Turkish cuisine: yogurt salads, fish in olive oil, stuffed vegetables and vine leaves, milk desserts, and syrupy filo dough desserts. "Yogurt" is a Turkish word, her most famous contribution to world cuisine. Yogurt made its way north to Bulgaria and Eastern Europe during the Ottoman occupation.

A typical Turkish breakfast usually consists of fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, green peppers, white cheese, butter, black olives, bread, honey, preserves, and eggs.

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Dinners will most commonly start with mezeler or appetizers. Mezeler are Turkish specialties, showing off the originality and skill of a restaurant. Roasted pureed eggplant, fine chopped salads, miniature filled pasta called "mantı", pepper and turnip pickles, mackerel stuffed with pilaf, sardines rolled in grape leaves, cacık (cold yoğurt mixed with cucumbers, garlic and herbs) are just several of them to mention in the long list.

When eating out it is not unusual to change restaurants at the desert stage. The range of sweet dishes available from the specialist restaurants is complimentary to the equally extensive range of mezes.

Eating at home in Turkey or in a traditional Turkish restaurant is never a hurried affair, and the evening meal can last for many hours. The transition from mezes to the main course is not always obvious. In restaurants, the waiter will help the traveler select a meal, with breads and olives always available. Put your dinner into the hands of the restaurant and you will not be disappointed. Regional specialties abound, ask for them.

It is common in the markets to taste before you buy. Holes cut into melons allow the shopper to taste first.

104 1. Look at the restaurant menu below. Repeat the words after the speaker, and follow along in the workbook.

Small World Restaurant

Item Price YTL / Ykr

(Yeni Türk Lirası/Yeni Kuruş) Soup Çorba Lentil Soup Mercimek Çorbası 2.95 Salads & Cold Salatalar & Soğuk Appetizers Mezeler Shephard Salad Çoban salata 4.50 Eggplant Salad Patlıcan salatası 3.95 Green Beans Taze Fasülye 3.95 Humus Humus 3.75 Stuffed Grape Leaves Zeytinyağlı Dolma 3.75 Jajick Cacık 3.75 Piyaz Piyaz 3.75 Hot Appetizers Sıcak Mezeler Cigar Börek Sigara Böreği 3.45 Fried Liver Cubes Arnavut Ciğeri 5.45 Fried Calamari Kalamar Tava 6.50 Main Courses (Kebabs Ana yemekler (Kebap and Grills) ve Izgaralar) Gyro (Beef) Döner (Kırmızı et) 7.95 Gyro (Chicken) Döner (Tavuk) 7.95 Shish Kebap Şiş Kebap 9.95 Köfte & Pilaf Köfte & Pilav 8.95 Chicken Shish Kebap Tavuk Şis Kebap 9.50 Adana Kebap Adana Kebap 8.95 Chicken Saute Tavuk Sote 10.95 Fried Chicken & Pasta Kızarmış Tavuk & 9.95 Makarna Iskender Kebap Iskender Kebap 10.45 Mushroom Saute Mantar Sote 9.45 Desserts Tatlılar Baklava Baklava 2.50 Kadaifi Kadayif 2.50 Rice Pudding Sütlaç 2.50 Strawberry Cake Çilekli Pasta 3.00 Beverages İçecekler Can Soda Soda 1.50 Fruit Juice Meyve Suyu 2.50 Ayran Ayran 1.00

105 Turkish Coffe Türk Kahvesi 1.50 Tea Çay .75

2. Imagine that you have 35.00 YTL. What would you order at the “Small World Restaurant”?

3. A) Listen to and read along with the following dialogue between a waiter and a patron.

A. Afedersiniz, garson bey. A. Excuse me, waiter. B. Evet, lütfen. (Or “Evet, ne istemiştiniz?”) B. Yes, please. (Or “Yes, what would you like?”) A. Bir fincan kahve istiyorum. (Or more usual and polite “Bir fincan kahve alabilir miyim lütfen?” A. I want a cup of coffee. (Or more usual and polite, “Can I have a cup of coffee, please?”) B. Üzgünüm beyefendi. Kahvemiz yok fakat çayımız var. B. Sorry, sir. We do not have coffee, but we have tea. B) Make up similar dialogues using the words and word combinations that are in the box.

1. bir fincan kahve - çay 2. bir bardak süt - çay 3. bir bardak portakal suyu – elma suyu 4. balık ve makarna – tavuk ve kızarmış patates

4. Listen to the following dialogue that takes place at a restaurant. Follow along in your workbook. Pay attention to the new words. Role-play the dialogue. You can substitute some words with any food from the “Small World Restaurant” menu.

A. İyi günler efendim. Ne yemek isterdiniz? A. Hello, sir. What do you want to eat?

B. Siz ne tavsiye edersiniz? B. What do you recommend?

A. Harika kızarmış tavuğumuz ve makarnamız var. İkisi de nefis! A. We have wonderful fried chicken and pasta. They are delicious.

B. İyi öyleyse, kızarmış tavuk ve makarna lütfen. B. Very well. Fried chicken and pasta, please.

106 A. Ne içmek istersiniz? A. What do you want to drink?

B. Bir fincan çay, yanında şeker ve limonla lütfen. B. A cup of tea with sugar and lemon.

A. Tatlı istermisiniz? A. Any dessert?

B. Evet, bir porsiyon kadayıf istiyorum. B. Yes, I want a portion of kadayıf.

A. Hesabınız efendim. A. Here is your bill, sir.

B. Kredi kartı ile ödeyebilir miyim? B. Can I pay with a credit card?

A. Evet, ödeyebilirsiniz. A. Yes, you can.

Study usage of the verbs ‘to eat’ and ‘to drink.’

Present Tense Past Tense

I drink Ben içerim I drank Ben içtim You drink Sen içersin You drank Sen içtin He drinks O içer He drank O içti We drink Biz içeriz We drank Biz içtik You drink Siz içersiniz You drank Siz içtiniz They drink Onlar içerler They drank Onlar içtiler

5. Using the restaurant menu above, tell your classmates in Turkish what you ate and drank at your most recent visit to a restaurant.

6. Listen and read along with the dialogue. Fill in the blanks with the missing Turkish words, and then translate the passage into English. Check your work with the answer key.

Geçen _____ nerede yemek yedin? Bir ______yedim. Yalnız başına mı yedin? Hayır, ______yanımdaydı. O ne yedi? O makarna ve ______yedi. Ne ____?

107 _____ içti. Sen ne _____? Ben _____ ve kızarmış patates yedim. Ne içtin? _____ içtim.

7. Below are some table service items. Listen and repeat after the speaker.

Plate Bowl Cup Glass Tabak Tas Fincan Bardak

Knife Fork Spoon Napkin Bıçak Çatal Kaşık Peçete

8. Match the English words in the left column with the Turkish equivalents in the right column. \Check your work with the answer key.

1. Plate A. Kaşık 2. Bowl B. Bardak 3. Cup C. Bıçak 4. Glass D. Çatal 5. Knife E. Tas 6. Fork F. Tabak

7. Spoon G. Peçete 8. Napkin H. Fincan

9. Listen to the following model. Repeat after the speaker. Compose similar sentences using the words below.

Model: A. Kaşığım yok. Bir kaşık alabilir miyim? A. I do not have a spoon. Can I have a spoon? B. Evet, tabii. Buyrun. B. Yes, of course. Here you are.

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1. peçete 2. fincan 3. çatal 4. bıçak 5. bardak

10. Listen to the speaker and fill in the blansk with the missing Turkish words. Check your answers with the answer key.

1. Bir bardak______istiyorum. 2. Biz restorantta______içtik. 3. ______yediniz mi? 4. Onlar ______yediler. 5. O ______yedi. 6. Bir______alabilirmiyim? 7. Onun______yok.

109 End-of-Lesson Tasks

1. Tell in Turkish what you usually eat and drink for breakfast / lunch / dinner.

2. Pretend that you are at a restaurant now. What would you say in Turkish if you wanted to eat salad and fried potatoes? You also want a cup of coffee, and you need a fork and a napkin. What would you say in Turkish if you do not know what to choose? Your classmate is a waiter. Role-play the dialogue. Work in pairs or in small groups.

3. Read and translate the following text into English. Answer the questions that follow in complete sentences in Turkish. Check the answer key to review your translation and check your answers.

Geçen Cuma işten sonra kardeşim, annem, babam ve ben Küçük Dünya restorana gittik. Bankanın karşısında küçük bir restoran. Bir garson bize kızarmış tavuk, salata ve makarna yememizi tavsiye etti. Kardeşim kırmızı et ve patates yedi, şekerli ve limonlu çay içti. Annem çorba ve hamburger yedi, elma suyu içti. Tatlı olarak bir dilim çilekli pasta yedi. Babam kırmızı et, kızarmış patates ve domates yedi. Tatlı olarak bir porsiyon kadayıf yedi ve kahve içti. Ben Tavuk ve salata yedim. Yemek nefisti. Ben kredi kartı ile ödemek istedim fakat babam nakit ödedi. Harika bir akşam geçirdik.

1. Aile ne zaman restorana gitti? 2. Restoran nerede? 3. Garson ne tavsiye etti? 4. Kardeşim ne yedi? 5. Kardeşim ne içti? 6. Annem çorba ve hamburger mi yedi? 7. Annem portakal suyu mu yoksa elma suyu mu içti? 8. Annem bir dilim kadayıf mı yedi? 9. Babam ne yedi? 10. Babam şarap içti mi? 11. Babam kredi kartı ile mi ödedi? 12. Harika bir akşam mıydı?

110 Vocabulary List

Apple juice Elma suyu Bowl Tas Kadaifi Kadayıf (Shredded Pastry with mixed Nuts and syrup& Ground Pistachio Topping) Coffee Kahve Cup Fincan Fork Çatal Fried Kızarmış Glass Bardak Knife Bıçak Napkin Peçete Orange juice Portakal suyu Piece Bir dilim Plate Tabak Please Lütfen Salad Salata Soup Çorba Spoon Kaşık Tea Çay Beef Kırmızı et Hamburger Hamburger Here you are Buyurun To Drink / drank İçmek / İçtim/İçtin/İçti/İçtik/İçtiniz/İçtiler (I/You/S/he/We/You/They drank) To eat /ate Yemek/ Yedim/Yedin/Yedi/Yedik/Yediniz/ Yediler (I/You/S/he/We/You/They ate) Recommend Tavsiye etmek Wonderful Harika Delicious Nefis Very well Çok iyi Lemon Limon Dessert Tatlı Bill Hesap Wine Şarap Beer Bira

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Exercise 6

Where did you eat last Sunday? Geçen Pazar nerede yemek yedin? I ate at a restaurant. Bir restorantta yedim. Did you eat alone? Yalnız başına mı yedin? No, my brother was with me. Hayır, kadeşim yanımdaydı. What did he eat? O ne yedi? He ate pasta and fish. O makarna ve balık yedi. What did he drink? Ne içti? He drank tea. Çay içti. What did you eat? Sen ne yedin? I ate chicken and fried potatoes. Ben tavuk ve kızarmış patates yedim. What did you drink? Ne içtin? I drank coffee. Kahve içtim.

Exercise 8

1. Plate F Tabak 2. Bowl E Tas 3. Cup H Fincan 4. Glass B Bardak 5. Knife C Bıçak 6. Fork D Çatal 7. Spoon A Kaşık 8. Napkin G Peçete

Exercise 10

1. milk süt 2. apple juice elma suyu 3. pasta makarna 4. fish balık 5. salad and beef salata ve et 6. knife bıçak 7. glass bardak

End of Lesson Exercise 3

Last Friday after work, my brother, our parents and I went to the restaurant “Small World.” It’s a small restaurant across from the bank. A waiter recommended we have fried chicken, salad, and pasta. My brother ate beef and potatoes; he drank tea with sugar and lemon. My mother ate soup and a hamburger. She drank apple juice. For dessert she had a piece of strawberry cake. My father ate beef, fried potatoes, and tomatoes. He ate a portion of kadaifi for dessert and drank coffee. I ate chicken and salad. It was delicious! I wanted to pay with a credit card, but my father paid cash. We had a wonderful evening.

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1. When did the family go to the restaurant? Aile geçen Cuma akşamı bir restorana gitti. 2. Where is the restaurant? Restoran bankanın karşısında. 3. What did the waiter recommend? O kızarmış tavuk, salata ve makarna tavsiye etti. 4. What did my brother eat? O kırmızı et ve patates yedi. 5. What did he drink? Şekerli ve limonlu çay içti. 6. Did my mother eat soup and a hamburger? Evet 7. Did she drink orange or apple juice? Hayır, o sadece elma suyu içti. 8. Did she eat a piece of cheesecake for dessert? Hayır, o sadece çilekli pasta yedi. 9. What did my father eat? O kırmızı et, kızarmış patates ve domates yedi. 10. Did he drink wine? Hayır, o kahve içti. 11. Did my father pay with a credit card? Hayır nakit ödedi. 12. Was it a wonderful evening? Evet, harikaydı.

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