Learn how to ask for the bill at a restaurant
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| Introduction |
| Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Bulgarian 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 Bulgarian. |
| Body |
| Becky: Here's the way to ask 'Can you bring the bill, please?' in Bulgarian. |
| Petar: [Normal] Може ли да донесете сметката? |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'may' |
| Petar: [Normal] може [Slow] може (mozhe ) |
| Becky: Next is the question marking particle. |
| Petar: [Normal] ли [Slow] ли(li) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'to' |
| Petar: [Normal] да [Slow] да(da) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'bring' |
| Petar: [Normal] донесете [Slow] донесете(donesete) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'bill' |
| Petar: [Normal] сметката [Slow] сметката(smetkata) |
| Becky: Listen again to the question meaning 'Can you bring the bill, please?' |
| Petar: [Slow] Може ли да донесете сметката? [Normal] Може ли да донесете сметката? |
| Becky: Now, imagine you're speaking to a stranger. Here's the way to ask, 'Where can I pay the bill?' |
| Petar: [Normal] Къде може да платя сметката? |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'where' |
| Petar: [Normal] къде [Slow] къде (kade) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'can' |
| Petar: [Normal] може [Slow] може(mozhe) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'to' |
| Petar: [Normal] да [Slow] да(da) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'pay' |
| Petar: [Normal] платя [Slow] платя(platya) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'bill' |
| Petar: [Normal] сметката [Slow] сметката(smetkata) |
| Becky: Listen again to the question meaning 'Where can I pay the bill?' |
| Petar: [Slow] Къде може да платя сметката? [Normal] Къде може да платя сметката? |
| Becky: Here's a response meaning 'Excuse me, the change is wrong.' |
| Petar: [Normal] Извинете, рестото не е точно. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'excuse me' |
| Petar: [Normal] извинете [Slow] извинете(izvinete) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'change' |
| Petar: [Normal] рестото [Slow] рестото (restoto ) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'not' |
| Petar: [Normal] не [Slow] не (ne ) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'is' |
| Petar: [Normal] е [Slow] е(e) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'correct' |
| Petar: [Normal] точно [Slow] точно(tochno) |
| Becky: Listen again to the response meaning 'Excuse me, the change is wrong.' |
| Petar: [Slow] Извинете, рестото не е точно. [Normal] Извинете, рестото не е точно. |
| Becky: Here's a response meaning, 'Keep the change.' |
| Petar: [Normal] Задръжте рестото. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'keep' |
| Petar: [Normal] задръжте [Slow] задръжте(zadrazhte) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'change' |
| Petar: [Normal] рестото [Slow] рестото (restoto ) |
| Becky: Listen again to the response, 'Keep the change.' |
| Petar: [Slow] Задръжте рестото. [Normal] Задръжте рестото. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Petar: In Bulgaria, it is customary to give tips to the waiter or waitress. There is no specific amount as a general rule, but you would usually leave about 5-10% of the total meal as a tip when you are satisfied with the service. |
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! |
| Petar: До скоро! |
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