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What do you ask for to see the menu in a German restaurant?

Speisekarte means menu.

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  1. die Fahrkarte
  2. die Rechnung
  3. die Speisekarte ✔

Why: Die Speisekarte is the menu, and many people just say die Karte. Die Fahrkarte is a transit ticket and die Rechnung is the bill.

Huh, didn't know that: Duden defines it as the list of food on offer in a restaurant.

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Answer: die Speisekarte. Die Speisekarte is the menu, and many people just say die Karte. Die Fahrkarte is a transit ticket and die Rechnung is the bill.

  1. Wiktionary: Speisekarte en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Speisekarte
    menu (list of what meals are available at a restaurant)
    Checked 2026-10-10.
  2. Duden: Speisekarte www.duden.de/rechtschreibung/Speisekarte
    Verzeichnis der in einer Gaststätte erhältlichen Speisen
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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