Learn how to ask for the bill at a restaurant
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| Introduction |
| Becky: Asking for the check. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask for the check and verify the change in French. |
| Body |
| Becky: Here's the formal way to ask 'Can you bring the bill, please?' in French. |
| Yasmine: [Normal] Apportez l'addition s'il vous plaît. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'bring' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] apportez [Slow] apportez |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'the' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] l' [Slow] l' |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'bill' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] addition [Slow] addition |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'please' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] s'il vous plaít [Slow] s'il vous plaít |
| Becky: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the formal question meaning 'Can you bring the bill, please?' |
| Yasmine: [Slow] Apportez l'addition s'il vous plaît. [Normal] Apportez l'addition s'il vous plaît. |
| Becky: Here's the informal way to ask, 'Where can I pay the bill?' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] Je peux payer où? |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'I' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] je [Slow] je |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'can' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] peux [Slow] peux |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'pay' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] payer [Slow] payer |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'where' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] où [Slow] où |
| Becky: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the informal question meaning 'Where can I pay the bill?' |
| Yasmine: [Slow] Je peux payer où? [Normal] Je peux payer où? |
| Becky: Here's a sentence meaning 'Excuse me, the change is wrong.' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] La monnaie n'est pas correcte. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'the' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] la [Slow] la |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'change' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] monnaie [Slow] monnaie |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'not' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] n'...pas [Slow] n'...pas |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'is' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] est [Slow] est |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'correct' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] correcte [Slow] correcte |
| Becky: Listen again to the response, 'Excuse me, the change is wrong.' |
| Yasmine: [Slow] La monnaie n'est pas correcte. [Normal] La monnaie n'est pas correcte. |
| Becky: Here's a formal expression meaning, 'Keep the change.' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] Gardez la monnaie. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'keep' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] gardez [Slow] gardez |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'the' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] la [Slow] la |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'change' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] monnaie [Slow] monnaie |
| Becky: Listen again to the response, 'Keep the change.' |
| Yasmine: [Slow] Gardez la monnaie. [Normal] Gardez la monnaie. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Yasmine: In France, the tip is already included in the bill for tax purposes, so you can tip a little bit if you want, but you don't have to. |
Outro |
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| Becky: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson! |
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