# First steps: Eating out

**Language:** Swedish  
**CEFR Level:** A1  

> Listen in as Sara and Erik talk through a dinner order in real, everyday Swedish. By the end of this course their conversation will feel easy to follow, and you'll be ready to join in.

**Setting:** A small neighbourhood restaurant in Haga in Gothenburg on a warm evening, with a few tables outside. Sara has come for dinner with a friend and Erik is waiting tables. They use du with each other.

## Lessons

### 1. Asking for a table

Sara asks Erik for a table outside for two.

### 2. Asking for the menu

Sara asks Erik for the menu and takes her time over it.

### 3. Ordering for two people

Sara orders the chicken for herself and the salad for her friend.

### 4. Ordering drinks with a meal

Erik takes Sara's order for a beer and some still water.

### 5. Saying the food is good

Erik checks on the table and offers more water.

### 6. Asking for the bill

Sara asks Erik for the bill, and they pay together.

### 7. Saying goodbye after a meal

Sara and Erik say goodbye at the end of the meal.