Orablo

Au restaurant · 1 of 1Week of 6 – 12 Sept

Asking for the bill

You've finished dinner, the table next to you is getting up, and you're looking for the waiter's eye to settle up before the last metro.

These ten words help you settle up at a French restaurant and get out in time, including addition, serveur and pourboire. Each one comes with its pronunciation and a sentence you can say out loud.

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The ten words10 words, 10 sentences

  1. 1
    additionbill/adisjɔ̃/nounThe paper that shows how much you owe at a café or restaurant.The ending is said /sjɔ̃/: a nasal vowel, you don't hear the n.
  2. 2
    serveurwaiter/sɛʁvœʁ/nounA man who brings the food and drinks to customers in a restaurant.
  3. 3
    payerto pay/pɛje/verbTo give money for something or a service.The first syllable is said with an open e, like 'pè', not like 'pé'.

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The sentences

  1. 1

    Vous pouvez nous apporter l'addition, s'il vous plaît ?

    Could you bring us the bill, please?

  2. 2

    Je vais demander l'addition au serveur qui passe près de nous.

    I'll ask the waiter for the bill when he passes by.

  3. 3

    On voudrait payer tout de suite, le dernier métro part bientôt.

    We'd like to pay right away, the last metro leaves soon.

The same situation in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, German.