Learn how to ask for the bill at a restaurant
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| Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Dutch 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 Dutch. |
| Body |
| Becky: Here's the formal way to ask 'Can you bring the bill, please?' in Dutch. |
| Jacob: [Normal] kunt u de rekening brengen alstublieft? |
| Becky: First is a phrase meaning 'can bring' |
| Jacob: [Normal] kunt brengen [Slow] kunt brengen |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'you' |
| Jacob: [Normal] u [Slow] u |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'the' |
| Jacob: [Normal] de [Slow] de |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'bill' |
| Jacob: [Normal] rekening [Slow] rekening |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'please' |
| Jacob: [Normal] alstublieft [Slow] alstublieft |
| Becky: Listen again to the formal question meaning 'Can you bring the bill, please?' |
| Jacob: [Slow] kunt u de rekening brengen alstublieft? [Normal] kunt u de rekening brengen alstublieft? |
| Becky: Now, here's how to ask, 'Where can I pay the bill?' |
| Jacob: [Normal] Waar kan ik de rekening betalen? |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'where' |
| Jacob: [Normal] waar [Slow] waar |
| Becky: Next is the phrase meaning 'can pay' |
| Jacob: [Normal] kan betalen [Slow] kan betalen |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'I' |
| Jacob: [Normal] ik [Slow] ik |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'the' |
| Jacob: [Normal] de [Slow] de |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'bill' |
| Jacob: [Normal] rekening [Slow] rekening |
| Becky: Listen again to the question meaning 'Where can I pay the bill?' |
| Jacob: [Slow] Waar kan ik de rekening betalen? [Normal] Waar kan ik de rekening betalen? |
| Becky: Here's an expression meaning 'Excuse me, the change is wrong.' |
| Jacob: [Normal] Pardon, het wisselgeld klopt niet. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'excuse me' |
| Jacob: [Normal] pardon [Slow] pardon |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'the' |
| Jacob: [Normal] het [Slow] het |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'change' |
| Jacob: [Normal] wisselgeld [Slow] wisselgeld |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'valid' |
| Jacob: [Normal] klopt [Slow] klopt |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'not' |
| Jacob: [Normal] niet [Slow] niet |
| Becky: Listen again to the expression meaning, 'Excuse me, the change is wrong.' |
| Jacob: [Slow] Pardon, het wisselgeld klopt niet. [Normal] Pardon, het wisselgeld klopt niet. |
| Becky: Here's an expression meaning, 'Keep the change.' |
| Jacob: [Normal] Hou het wisselgeld |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'keep' |
| Jacob: [Normal] hou [Slow] hou |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'the' |
| Jacob: [Normal] het [Slow] het |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'change' |
| Jacob: [Normal] wisselgeld [Slow] wisselgeld |
| Becky: Listen again to the expression meaning, 'Keep the change.' |
| Jacob: [Slow] Hou het wisselgeld [Normal] Hou het wisselgeld |
| Cultural Insight |
| Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Jacob: To ask for the bill, you can simply ask ' Mag ik de rekening?' meaning “Can I have the bill?” |
Outro |
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| Becky: 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! |
| Jacob: Dag! |
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