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Alex+ Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary

article do you use before the names of the dishes

0 When you go to restaurants or café which article do you use before the names of the dishes? Do these sentences sound natural? How do you usually make your order in restaurants and café?02br
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001. I'll have (the / a) steak and (the / a) mixed salad.02br
002. I'll have (the / a / some) fish and (the / a / some) mashed potato.02br
003. I'll have (the / some) mussels in cream sauce.02br
004. I'd like (the / a) mushroom soup and (the / a) grilled lamb. 02br
005. Please, (the / a / some) veal and (the / a / some) potatoes.02br
006. Please, two portions of (the / a) salad.02br
007. Please, (the / a) cheeseburger and (the / a) cola. 02br
008. Please, (the / a) cheesecake and (the / a) coffee for me.02br
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00Thanks for any help in advance. 0-
  

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0 Since you are presumably ordering from a menu, and if there is only a single dish of some kind on the menu, "the" is quite usual. 02br 02br 00Usually you order by the name of the dish or by a number on the menu. 0-

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0 Since you are presumably ordering from a menu, and if there is only a single dish of some kind on the menu, "the" is quite usual. "I'll have the fish and some salad on the side"/"I'll have the ribeye and fries".02br
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00Usually you order by the name of the dish or by a number on the menu. 0-
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0 What about the following patterns? It seams to me that the article "a" can be used in these patterns. Am I mistaken? Which articles would you use in them?02br
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001. Please, (the / a) cheeseburger and (the / a) cola. 02br
002. Please, (the / a) sandwich and (the / a) coffee.0-
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0Yes, you can use "a" for those - except the sandwhich - most restaurtants will have many types of sandwiches, so you need to say "a club sandwhich with turkey" or "a French dip."0-
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0 Thanks for your reply.02br
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00How do you usually say: "a ham and cheese sandwich" or "a sandwich with ham and cheese", 02br
00"cucumber and tomatoes salad" or "salad from cucumber and tomatoes"? 0-
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0ham and cheese sandwich, cucumber and tomato salad02br
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00Use the singular form of the noun when using it as an adjective here.0-
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