Cette série de conversations en anglais suit une famille qui part en voyage aux États-Unis. Allez avec elle à la découverte des passe-temps et de l’histoire associés aux lieux qu’elle visite. Ces conversations s’adressent à des personnes ayant un niveau d’anglais intermédiaire, voire plus avancé.
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Dans cette conversation, la famille s’arrête pour manger dans un restaurant en Caroline du Sud.
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Waiter: May I take your order, or do you need a few more minutes?
Gina: I think we’re ready.
Claudine: What exactly is the she-crab soup?
Waiter: It’s a regional specialty from the South Carolina low country. It’s a thick soup made from cream, crab meat and crab roe.
Claudine: That sounds delicious. I’ll have that and the mac and cheese, please.
Waiter: That’s good Southern comfort food.
Sam: That sounds good! I’ll have the same.
Un peu de vocabulaire
May I take your order? is a common question asked by waiters. It is used to ask the customers, or diners, if they are ready to order food. Other ways to ask this same question are: Are you ready to order? and Can I take your order? (Êtes-vous prêts à commander ?/Puis-je prendre votre commande ?)
In a restaurant, a waiter may ask the customers do you need a few more minutes? This is used to know whether the waiter should take the customer’s order now or come back to the table later to take the order. (Avez-vous besoin de plus de temps ?)
The question starter What exactly is …? is used to ask for more clarification. When asked by a customer in a restaurant, it means that the customer wants to know what ingredients are in a dish. (Qu’est-ce que c’est exactement… ?)
A regional specialty means a special dish or food from a specific area. (Spécialité de la région)
The low country is a geographical and cultural region along the coast of South Carolina.
A crab is a sea creature that has a hard shell, eight legs and two large claws.
Crab roe is the eggs of a crab. (Œufs de crabe)
Using the phrase I’ll have … is a way to order in a restaurant. Another way to order using the verb have is Could I have … For example, Could I have the fish, please? (Je vais prendre…)
Mac and cheese, short for macaroni and cheese, is a dish made of cooked macaroni and a cheese sauce that consists of cheese, milk and butter.
Comfort food is food that is prepared in a simple or traditional way and reminds the person eating it of his or her family, friends or home. (Bon petit plat maison)
In a restaurant, the phrase I’ll have the same is a way to order the same thing as the previous person without repeating the names. (Je vais prendre la même chose)
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