French waiters can be a bit snooty if you don't speak their language. Show them who's boss with our 20 essential phrases for restaurants. They'll be impressed!
The waiter should welcome you with:
If it's a fancy restaurant, you might need a reservation, and they'll probably ask for your name:
It's normally pretty obvious that the waiter is taking you to your table, but here's the phrase anyway:
We're not going to get much done without the menu...
Taking the order. Now we're getting down to business!,
These continental types are big on their aperitifs:
When it looks like you're ready to order, the waiter should come back and ask:
Or:
7. Aujourd'hui, comme plat du jour, il y a du poulet rôti. Il y a aussi le menu de midi avec une entrée, un plat et un dessert. Hoy como plato del día hay pollo asado. También tenemos el menu del mediodía con entrante, plato principal y postre.
8. La boisson n'est pas comprise dans le menu. La bebida no está incluida en el menu
9. Je vous apporte quelque chose à boire ? ¿Les traigo algo para beber ?
10. Comment vous voulez le steak/ la viande ? À point ? ¿Como quiere el filete /la carne ? ¿En su punto ?
11. Des spaghetti bolognaise, du lapin avec garniture au choix, du poisson grillé, du poulet au curry, une salade verte, l'entrée, le plat principal, le dessert, du pain et du beurre, du rôti de bœuf, des légumes au four. Spaghetti a la boloñesa, conejo con guarnición para elegir, pescado a la plancha, pollo al curry, ensalada verde, el entrante, el plato principal, el postre, pan y mantequilla, carne de buey asada, verduras al horno.
12. C'est une spécialité de la maison, je vous la recommande. Es una especialidad de la casa. Se la recomiendo.
13. Vous désirez la carte des desserts, un café ? ¿Desean la carta de postre, café ?
14. Et pour vous madame/ monsieur /mademoiselle ? ¿Y para usted señora/ señor /señorita ?
15. Tout va bien messieurs-dames ? (messieurs-dames se utiliza para hacer referencia a un grupo mixto . Si solo son hombres, se usa solo Messieurs, si son solo mujeres, usaremos la palabra mesdames) ¿Va todo bien señores?
16. Bien sûr. Je vous apporte ça tout de suite. Claro. Ahora mismo se lo traigo.
17. Bon appétit messieurs-dames.
Buen provecho señores.
18. Vous avez fini mademoiselle ? ¿Ha terminado señorita ?
19. Qu'est-ce que vous prenez comme dessert ?
¿Qué es lo que desea como postre ?
20. Tout de suite ! ¡Enseguida !
21. Voilà, vous payez comment ? Aquí tiene ¿como quieren pagar ?
22. Merci, au revoir et á bientôt.
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All the French you'll need (well, nearly all) when you are travelling in a French-speaking region.
There's a little bit of everything in this section. We politely draw readers' attention to our fantastically comprehensive class on giving and asking directions in French. It's a real belter!
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Welcome to our section on French for restaurants and bars. In the classes on this course we'll cover all the French we need to successfully communicate with the waiter or barman. In passing, we'll also learn tonnes of French vocabulary related to food and cooking.
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French waiters can be a bit snooty if you don't speak their language. Show them who's boss with our 20 essential phrases for restaurants. They'll be impressed!
If you don't want to end up eating the extremities of some more amphibian, you'll need to understand what the waiter is saying to you. In this class we'll look at the classic phrases and questions which waiters use in French-speaking countries.