Learn how to ask for the bill at a restaurant
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| Introduction |
| Jennifer: Welcome to 3-Minute Czech Season 1, Lesson 23 - Asking for the Bill. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask for the bill and check the change in Czech. |
| Body |
| Jennifer: Here's the way to ask 'Can you bring the bill, please?' in Czech. |
| Martin: [Normal] Můžete přinést účet, prosím. |
| Jennifer: First is a word meaning 'you can (polite)' |
| Martin: [Normal] Můžete [Slow] Můžete |
| Jennifer: Next is the word meaning 'bring' |
| Martin: [Normal] přinést [Slow] přinést |
| Jennifer: Next is the word meaning 'bill' |
| Martin: [Normal] účet [Slow] účet |
| Jennifer: Last is the word meaning 'please' |
| Martin: [Normal] prosím [Slow] prosím |
| Jennifer: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the question meaning 'Can you bring the bill, please?' |
| Martin: [Slow] Můžete přinést účet, prosím. [Normal] Můžete přinést účet, prosím. |
| Jennifer: Ok, now let's take a look at the way to ask, 'Where can I pay?' |
| Martin: [Normal] Kde můžu zaplatit? |
| Jennifer: First is a word meaning 'where ' |
| Martin: [Normal] kde [Slow] kde |
| Jennifer: Next is the word meaning 'I can' |
| Martin: [Normal] můžu [Slow] můžu |
| Jennifer: Last is the word meaning 'pay' |
| Martin: [Normal] zaplatit [Slow] zaplatit |
| Jennifer: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the question meaning 'Where can I pay?' |
| Martin: [Slow] Kde můžu zaplatit? [Normal] Kde můžu zaplatit? |
| Jennifer: Here's a response meaning 'Excuse me, the change is wrong. (speaking to woman)' |
| Martin: [Normal] Promiňte, vrátila jste mi špatně. |
| Jennifer: First is a word meaning 'Excuse me ' |
| Martin: [Normal] promiňte [Slow] promiňte |
| Jennifer: Next is the phrase meaning 'gave back' |
| Martin: [Normal] vrátila jste [Slow] vrátila jste |
| Jennifer: Next is the word meaning 'me' |
| Martin: [Normal] mi [Slow] mi |
| Jennifer: Last is the word meaning 'wrong' |
| Martin: [Normal] špatně [Slow] špatně |
| Jennifer: Listen again to the response meaning 'Excuse me, the change is wrong. (speaking to woman)' |
| Martin: [Slow] Promiňte, vrátila jste mi špatně. [Normal] Promiňte, vrátila jste mi špatně. |
| Jennifer: Here's a response meaning, 'Keep the change.' |
| Martin: [Normal] Drobné si nechte. |
| Jennifer: First is a word meaning 'change' |
| Martin: [Normal] drobné [Slow] drobné |
| Jennifer: Next is the word meaning 'yourself' |
| Martin: [Normal] si [Slow] si |
| Jennifer: Last is the word meaning 'keep ' |
| Martin: [Normal] nechte [Slow] nechte |
| Jennifer: Listen again to the response meaning 'Keep the change.' |
| Martin: [Slow] Drobné si nechte. [Normal] Drobné si nechte. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Jennifer: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Martin: There are several ways in Czech to ask for a bill. Customers do not pay by the register; instead they ask for the bill at the table. The bill is brought by the waiter. So use Kde můžu zaplatit? meaning “Where can I pay?” only when you are in a shop and can’t find the cashier. |
Outro |
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| Jennifer: 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! |
| Martin: Čau! |
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