SituationWeeks of 26 Jul to 25 Oct
At the restaurant
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In order
Asking for the bill
Dinner is over and nobody knows how you are splitting it.
LockedOrdering from a menu you cannot read
No pictures, no translation, and the waiter is waiting.
LockedSending a dish back
What arrived is not what you ordered, and saying so politely is its own small skill.
LockedSplitting the bill six ways
Everybody had something different, two people have already left, and one card is going to be refused.
LockedBooking a table for tonight
You want somewhere for this evening and the good places are already full.
LockedSaying what you cannot eat
Getting this wrong is not a bad meal, it is an evening in a hospital.
FreeOrdering coffee the way you like it
Every country means something different by every word on the board.
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All 10 words
Saying what you cannot eat
- allergy/ˈælərdʒi/A bad reaction of the body to a particular food.
- allergic/əˈlɜːrdʒɪk/Reacting badly to something.
- nut/nʌt/A hard dry seed you can eat.
- dairy/ˈderi/Milk, cheese, butter and the rest.
- gluten/ˈɡluːtən/A protein in wheat that some people cannot eat.
- avoid/əˈvɔɪd/To keep away from something.
- contain/kənˈteɪn/To have something inside it.
- ingredient/ˌɪnˈɡriːdiənt/One of the things a dish is made from.
- serious/ˈsɪriəs/Bad enough to matter a great deal.
- kitchen/ˈkɪtʃən/Where the food is cooked.
Questions
- How do I say I have a food allergy in English?
- You can say "I have an allergy I should mention" or, for a specific food, "I am allergic to nut of any kind."
- How do I ask if a dish has nuts in it?
- Ask "Does the sauce have any nut in it?" or more broadly "Does that dish contain anything fried?" for other ingredients.
- How do I ask for a gluten free option?
- Say "Is there a gluten free option here?"
- How do I make sure the kitchen takes it seriously?
- Say "It is serious, not just a preference," then ask "Could you ask the kitchen to be careful?"