Learn how to ask for the bill at a restaurant
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| Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute German Season 1, Lesson 23 - How to ask for the bill. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask for the bill and check the change in German. |
| Body |
| Eric: Here's the way to ask 'Can you bring the bill, please?' in German. |
| Albert: [Normal] Können Sie bitte die Rechnung bringen? |
| Eric: First is a phrase meaning 'could you please' |
| Albert: [Normal] Können sie bitte [Slow] Können sie bitte |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'the' |
| Albert: [Normal] die [Slow] die |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'bill' |
| Albert: [Normal] Rechnung [Slow] Rechnung |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'to bring' |
| Albert: [Normal] bringen [Slow] bringen |
| Eric: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the question meaning 'Can you bring the bill, please?' |
| Albert: [Slow] Können Sie bitte die Rechnung bringen? [Normal] Können Sie bitte die Rechnung bringen? |
| Eric: Now, imagine you're speaking to a stranger. Here's the way to ask, 'Where can I pay the bill?' |
| Albert: [Normal] Wo kann ich die Rechnung bezahlen? |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'where' |
| Albert: [Normal] Wo [Slow] Wo |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'can' |
| Albert: [Normal] kann [Slow] kann |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'I' |
| Albert: [Normal] ich [Slow] ich |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'the bill' |
| Albert: [Normal] die Rechnung [Slow] die Rechnung |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'to pay' |
| Albert: [Normal] bezahlen [Slow] bezahlen |
| Eric: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the question meaning 'Where can I pay the bill?' |
| Albert: [Slow] Wo kann ich die Rechnung bezahlen? [Normal] Wo kann ich die Rechnung bezahlen? |
| Eric: Here's a statement meaning 'Excuse me, the change is wrong.' |
| Albert: [Normal] Entschuldigung, das Wechselgeld stimmt nicht. |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'Excuse me' |
| Albert: [Normal] Entschuldigung [Slow] Entschuldigung |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'the' |
| Albert: [Normal] das [Slow] das |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'change' |
| Albert: [Normal] Wechselgeld [Slow] Wechselgeld |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'is true' |
| Albert: [Normal] stimmt [Slow] stimmt |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'not' |
| Albert: [Normal] nicht [Slow] nicht |
| Eric: Listen again to the statement meaning 'Excuse me, the change is wrong.' |
| Albert: [Slow] Entschuldigung, das Wechselgeld stimmt nicht. [Normal] Entschuldigung, das Wechselgeld stimmt nicht. |
| Eric: Here's a way to say, 'Keep the change.' |
| Albert: [Normal] Behalten Sie den Rest. |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'keep' |
| Albert: [Normal] Behalten [Slow] Behalten |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'you (formal)' |
| Albert: [Normal] Sie [Slow] Sie |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'the' |
| Albert: [Normal] den [Slow] den |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'remainder' |
| Albert: [Normal] Rest [Slow] Rest |
| Eric: Listen again to the phrase 'Keep the change.' |
| Albert: [Slow] Behalten Sie den Rest. [Normal] Behalten Sie den Rest. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Albert: To ask politely for the bill in German, you just say Ich möchte bitte zahlen which is "I would like to pay". An even shorter way would be Zahlen, bitte! which can sometimes sound a bit rude. Both expressions are commonly used and it can happen that on some occasions you will be asked to check the change with Stimmt das Wechselgeld? which is "Is the change ok?" or Bitte zählen Sie nochmal nach which is "Please check again". |
Outro |
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| Eric: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson! |
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