Food words come in two families. Some you can count: one egg, two eggs. Others you can't count — you can't say "two rices"! This changes which little words go with them.
apple, banana, tomato, carrot, sandwich, pizza
Can use a/an and plural -s.
❌ a milk, two breads → ✅ some milk, some bread
Think of them as "material", not pieces.
💡 Some & Any
some → positive sentences: "We have some cheese." (niște)
any → negatives and questions: "We don't have any cheese." · "Do you have any cheese?" (deloc / vreo)
Exception worth knowing: offers use some — "Would you like some coffee?"
🎯 Practice – Countable or Uncountable?
Click C (countable) or U (uncountable) for each food word. Click 🔊 to hear it.
✏️ Practice – Some or Any?
Click a card to flip it, 🔊 to hear the English. You will meet all of these words in the mission and the dialogue!
I'd like (= I would like) is the polite way to ask for things — aș dori. It is the single most useful phrase in any restaurant, shop, or hotel.
| Phrase | Example | Romanian |
|---|---|---|
| I'd like… | I'd like the grilled salmon, please. | Aș dori somonul la grătar. |
| We'd like… | We'd like a table for two. | Am dori o masă pentru două persoane. |
| Would you like…? | Would you like some dessert? | Ați dori un desert? |
💡 like ≠ 'd like
"I like pizza." = general taste. Îmi place pizza. (always true)
"I'd like a pizza." = order/request now. Aș dori o pizza. (this moment)
At a restaurant, use 'd like — saying "I like a pizza" to a waiter sounds very strange!
✏️ Practice – like or 'd like?
🧠 The Hungry Traveller Puzzle
Listen to a customer ordering dinner at La Terrazza. Click 🔊 on any line, or play the whole conversation. Then read the customer role aloud yourself.
✏️ Complete the dialogue from memory
🔢 Restaurant maths – check the bill!
Use the La Terrazza prices. Write only the number (e.g. 25.90).
Topic: Review your dinner at La Terrazza (or a real restaurant you visited)
Imagine you had dinner there last Saturday. Write a review of at least 80 words: what you ordered, what it was like, how much it cost, and your recommendation. This recycles your Past Simple from Lessons 11–13!
Final challenge: order for real. Your teacher is the waiter. Keep the La Terrazza menu open — you order from it!
- Ask for a table for two
- Order a starter and a main for both of you (check the 🌱 symbols!)
- Ask if the soup contains meat
- Order drinks and, later, ask for the bill
- Ask for the bill
- Check it: the waiter says £28.40 — is that right? (Do the maths!)
- Politely explain the mistake and say what you actually ordered
- Thank the waiter and say goodbye
Lesson Complete!
Here is your final score for the graded exercises:
correct answers