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In this lesson we are going to look at how to communicate in a restaurant in Spanish.
Vocabulary
¿Tienes una mesa libre?: Have you got a free table?
Una mesa para ..(number).. personas: a table for ..(number)..people
Por favor: please
El menú, por favor: the menu, please
Para beber quiero…: to drink I would like…
De primero quiero…: for first course I would like…
De segundo quiero…: for second course I would like…
¿Quieren postre?: Would you like a dessert?
De postre quiero…: For dessert I would like…
Está muy rico: It´s very tasty
Un poco de pan, por favor: a bit of bread please.
Un poco de mantequilla, por favor: a bit of butter, please.
Oiga, perdone: Excuse me.
La cuenta, por favor: The bill, please.
Activity:
Complete the gaps…
Carlos: Hola, buenas noches. Una ……….. para dos personas, por favor.
Camarero: Vale, muy bien. ¿Qué quieren tomar?
Rosa: Para ………… una botella de vino tinto.
Camarero: Vale.
Carlos: De primero quiero ……… sopa.
Rosa: De primero ……… una ensalada.
Camarero ¿Y de segundo?
Rosa: De segundo quiero pollo ……… patatas fritas.
Carlos: De segundo ………… lubina con ensalada.
Rosa: Y un poco …… pan, por favor.
Camarero: Muy bien.
(30 minutes later…)
Camarero: ¿Quieren ………..?
Rosa: Sí, ¿tienes helado de chocolate?
Camarero: Sí.
Carlos: Muy bien. Dos ………… de chocolate, por favor.
Rosa: Y ……… cafes cortados.
Camarero: Vale.
Rosa y Carlos: Muchas gracias.
Here are the answers to the last activity:
Bacalao con patatas fritas
Sardinas con ensalada
Una sopa
Dos helados
Cordero con ensalada y sin patatas fritas
muchas gracias por todo lo que estas haciendo,,,es un trabajo enorme.
mucha suerte.
Hola Laura, muchas gracias por las lecciones. Son muy útiles.
I notice when you are asking for a table, you address the waiter/waitress as tú. Is this normal in Spain?
Hola Kevin,
I am so pleased that you are enjoying my Spanish lessons and they are proving useful to your studies.
In response to your question, yes it is more usual in Spain to address a waiter/waitress with "tú" rather than "usted". However, "usted" might be used when speaking with a much older waiter/waitress.
Saludos,
Laura
¡De nada! My pleasure
Hola!
If "quiero " is "I would like" whats "we would like"?
Örjan
Sweden
Hola Örjan,
The word you are looking for is "queremos".
Saludos,
Laura
Hi Laura, can you say “Oiga perdone” to a person on the street if you want to stop them to ask for directions?.
regards,
Niall.