Learn how to ask for the bill at a restaurant
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| 3-Minute Russian Season 1, Lesson 23 - Asking for the check |
| Introduction |
| Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Russian Season 1, Lesson 23 - Asking for the check. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask for the check and verify the change in Russian. |
| Body |
| Becky: Here's the way to ask 'Can you bring the bill, please?' in Russian. |
| Elena: [Normal] Принесите счёт, пожалуйста.(Prinesite shchot, pazhalusta.) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'bring' |
| Elena: [Normal] принесите [Slow] принесите (prinesite) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'bill' |
| Elena: [Normal] счёт [Slow] счёт(shchot) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'please' |
| Elena: [Normal] пожалуйста [Slow] пожалуйста(pazhalusta) |
| Becky: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the question meaning 'Can you bring the bill, please?' |
| Elena: [Slow] Принесите счёт, пожалуйста. [Normal] Принесите счёт, пожалуйста. |
| Becky: Here's the way to ask, 'Where can I pay the bill?' |
| Elena: [Normal] Где я могу заплатить?(Gde ya magu zaplatit'?) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'where' |
| Elena: [Normal] где [Slow] где (gde) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'I' |
| Elena: [Normal] я [Slow] я(ya) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'can' |
| Elena: [Normal] могу [Slow] могу(magu) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'pay' |
| Elena: [Normal] заплатить [Slow] заплатить(zaplatit') |
| Becky: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the question meaning 'Where can I pay the bill?' |
| Elena: [Slow] Где я могу заплатить? [Normal] Где я могу заплатить? |
| Becky: Here's the way to say 'Excuse me, the change is wrong.' |
| Elena: [Normal] Извините,сдача неправильная.(Izvinite, sdacha nepravil`naya.) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'excuse me' |
| Elena: [Normal] извините [Slow] извините(izvinite) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'change' |
| Elena: [Normal] сдача [Slow] сдача(sdacha) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'wrong' |
| Elena: [Normal] неправильная [Slow] неправильная(nepravil`naya) |
| Becky: Listen again to the sentence, 'Excuse me, the change is wrong.' |
| Elena: [Slow] Извините,сдача неправильная. [Normal] Извините,сдача неправильная. |
| Becky: Here's the way to say, 'Keep the change.' |
| Elena: [Normal] Сдачи не надо.(Sdachi ne nada.) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'change' |
| Elena: [Normal] сдачи [Slow] сдачи(sdachi) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'no need' |
| Elena: [Normal] не надо [Slow] не надо(ne nada) |
| Becky: Listen again to the expression meaning 'Keep the change.' |
| Elena: [Slow] Сдачи не надо. [Normal] Сдачи не надо. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Elena: In Russia, it is customary to give tips to the waiter or waitress – about 5-10% of the total bill. Russians don't go Dutch. So, if you ask a lady out, don't expect her to pay for herself, not at a restaurant or anywhere else. This is also true about friends, but of course depends on the situation and relationships. |
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! |
| Elena: Пока. |
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