
Eating Out at a Restaurant
Practice asking for a table and the menu, asking about dishes, ordering politely, and asking for the check in Spanish.
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1. Piliin ang tamang sagot.
You arrive at a restaurant with a friend. What do you say to ask for a table?
- Buenas noches, ¿tienen una mesa para dos personas?
- Buenas noches, ¿dónde está la cocina para dos?
- Buenas noches, queremos dos cuentas, por favor.
- Buenas noches, ¿a qué hora cierra el supermercado?
Look for the word for 'table' (mesa).
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- Buenas noches, ¿tienen una mesa para dos personas?
'Una mesa para dos personas' means 'a table for two people'.
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2. Punan ang patlang.
You sit down at your table and want to see the menu.
Disculpe, ¿nos puede traer el ___, por favor?
- menú
- tenedor
- recibo
- plato
You need the list of food and drinks before you can order.
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Disculpe, ¿nos puede traer el menú, por favor?
'¿Nos puede traer el menú, por favor?' is a polite way to ask 'Can you bring us the menu, please?'
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3. Piliin ang tamang sagot.
After handing you the menu, the waiter asks this question. Which reply makes sense?
¿Qué desean tomar mientras ven el menú?
- Dos vasos de agua mineral, por favor.
- Sí, la comida estuvo muy buena.
- No tenemos hambre hoy, gracias.
- La cuchara está sobre la mesa.
'Tomar' here means 'to drink'.
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- Dos vasos de agua mineral, por favor.
When a waiter asks '¿Qué desean tomar?', they are asking what you would like to drink. Ordering 'dos vasos de agua mineral' (two glasses of mineral water) fits the question.
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4. Punan ang patlang.
You see a salad on the menu and want to know what ingredients are in it.
Disculpe, ¿qué ___ la ensalada de la casa?
- lleva
- camina
- habla
- paga
In Spanish, the verb for 'to carry' or 'to wear' is also used to ask what ingredients a dish contains.
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Disculpe, ¿qué lleva la ensalada de la casa?
'¿Qué lleva...?' is the natural way to ask 'What comes in...?' or 'What are the ingredients in...?'
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5. Ilagay sa tamang pagkakasunod-sunod ang mga salita.
Ask the waiter if the red sauce is very spicy.
- picante?
- roja
- ¿La salsa
- es muy
In Spanish, the color 'roja' goes right after the noun 'salsa'.
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¿La salsa roja es muy picante?
'Picante' means 'spicy' (hot from chili peppers).
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6. Punan ang mga patlang.
Ask the waiter for a recommendation and mention that you do not eat meat.
¿Qué plato me ___ usted? Yo no como ___.
- recomienda
- carne
- cuesta
- propina
- servilleta
First comes the verb for 'recommend', then the noun for 'meat'.
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¿Qué plato me recomienda usted? Yo no como carne.
'¿Qué plato me recomienda?' means 'Which dish do you recommend to me?' and 'carne' means 'meat'.
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7. Makinig at i-type ang sagot.
Listen to a customer's question about the side dishes and type what you hear.
The customer is asking whether the fish ('el pescado') comes with rice or potatoes.
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- ¿El pescado viene con arroz o con papas?
'¿El pescado viene con arroz o con papas?' asks 'Does the fish come with rice or with potatoes?'
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8. Punan ang patlang.
Say politely: 'I would like to order the roast chicken, please.'
___ pedir el pollo asado, por favor.
- Quisiera
- Quisieras
- Quieren
- Querer
Choose the polite 'I would like' form for 'yo'.
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Quisiera pedir el pollo asado, por favor.
'Quisiera' ('I would like') is a very common, polite way to order food or make a request in a restaurant.
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9. I-type ang sagot.
Type the Spanish word for 'juice' to complete your drink order.
Para tomar, quiero un ___ de naranja, por favor.
This four-letter word starts with 'j'.
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- jugo
In Latin American Spanish, 'orange juice' is 'jugo de naranja'.
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10. Ilagay sa tamang pagkakasunod-sunod ang mga salita.
Tell the waiter that you will have the tomato soup.
- de tomate,
- Para mí,
- por favor.
- la sopa
Start with 'Para mí' ('For me').
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Para mí, la sopa de tomate, por favor.
'Para mí...' ('For me...') is a natural, everyday expression when telling the waiter your choice.
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11. Punan ang mga patlang.
Order a salad as a starter and pasta as your main course.
De ___ quiero una ensalada y de plato ___ la pasta.
- entrada
- principal
- postre
- cuenta
- hielo
'De entrada' means 'for a starter', and 'plato principal' means 'main course'.
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De entrada quiero una ensalada y de plato principal la pasta.
'La entrada' is the starter or appetizer, and 'el plato principal' is the main course.
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12. Piliin ang tamang sagot.
Your soup arrives, but you do not have a spoon. What do you say to the waiter?
- Disculpe, ¿me puede traer una cuchara, por favor?
- Disculpe, ¿me puede traer la cuenta, por favor?
- Disculpe, ¿a qué hora abre el restaurante?
- Disculpe, ¿tienen una mesa en la terraza?
The word for 'spoon' is 'cuchara'.
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- Disculpe, ¿me puede traer una cuchara, por favor?
'Una cuchara' is 'a spoon'. You use '¿Me puede traer...?' to politely ask the waiter to bring you something.
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13. Piliin ang tamang sagot.
You finish your main course and the waiter asks this. How do you say that you only want a coffee?
¿Les gustaría ver el menú de postres?
- No, gracias, solo un café para mí.
- Sí, quiero una sopa de verduras de entrada.
- No, todavía no tenemos el menú de bebidas.
- Sí, somos cuatro personas en total.
'Solo' means 'only' or 'just'.
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- No, gracias, solo un café para mí.
'No, gracias, solo un café para mí' politely declines dessert and asks for just a coffee.
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14. I-type ang sagot.
Complete the sentence to ask the waiter for the check (the bill).
Disculpe, ¿nos trae la ___, por favor?
This six-letter word starts with 'c'.
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- cuenta
'La cuenta' is the check or bill at a restaurant. '¿Nos trae la cuenta, por favor?' means 'Could you bring us the check, please?'
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15. Ilagay sa tamang pagkakasunod-sunod ang mga salita.
Ask if you can pay with a credit card.
- pagar
- ¿Puedo
- de crédito?
- con tarjeta
Follow '¿Puedo' ('Can I') with the infinitive verb 'pagar' ('to pay').
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¿Puedo pagar con tarjeta de crédito?
'Pagar con tarjeta de crédito' means 'to pay by credit card' (as opposed to 'en efectivo', 'in cash').