Orablo

No restaurante · 1 of 1Week of 6 – 12 Sept

Asking for the bill

You finish dinner, look at the table full of empty plates, and raise your hand to call the waiter.

These ten words help you handle the bill at the end of a meal in Brazil, including conta, garçom and gorjeta. 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
    contabill/ˈkõtɐ/nounPiece of paper that shows how much you need to pay for what you had.
  2. 2
    garçomwaiter/ɡaʁˈsõ/Also said ɡaɾˈsõ.nounMan who serves the tables in a restaurant or bar.The ç sounds like s, and the final -om is nasal, without closing your lips; the stress falls on that last syllable.
  3. 3
    comandatab/koˈmɐ̃dɐ/nounPiece of paper where the restaurant writes down everything the customer ordered.The 'an' in the middle is nasal, and that's where the stress of the word falls.

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The sentences

  1. 1

    Pode trazer a conta, por favor?

    Could you bring the bill, please?

  2. 2

    O garçom já anotou tudo o que pedimos.

    The waiter already wrote down everything we ordered.

  3. 3

    Você pode conferir a comanda antes de fechar?

    Can you check the tab before we close it out?

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