Lesson 285--some more eating related vocabulary

 

When thinking about food, I would like to teach people some useful vocabulary

eating out:  going out to eat in a restaurant.  This includes fast food as well as elegant dining.

eating in:  staying home and eating.

takeout: this describes food bought at a restaurant and taken home, or taken some other place to eat.

takeout menu: some restaurants have a different menu for takeout items than they do for sit down menus.  Sometimes this includes specials, or discount meals meant for more than one person.

refills: some restaurants offer free drink refills, meaning you can drink as much or as many of the drinks you ordered.  This does not usually include alcohol.

Lesson 88--Interesting Food Counters

 

There are lots of interesting ways to count food, and here are some useful ones

scoop--for ice cream cones

Three scoops of chocolate.

slices--good for pizza, pie, cake and bread.

Three slices of pizza filled me up.

bucket--good for popcorn (and chicken from an international franchise)

I can eat a whole bucket of popcorn during a good movie.

Pint--good for beer.  (half-pints exist, but I don't see the point)

A pint of beer after work on a hot day is fantastic.