Learn how to ask for the bill at a restaurant
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| Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Swedish 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 Swedish. |
| Body |
| Becky: Here's the way to ask 'Can you bring the bill, please?' in Swedish. |
| Carl: [Normal] Kan jag få notan, tack? |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'can' |
| Carl: [Normal] kan [Slow] kan |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'I' |
| Carl: [Normal] jag [Slow] jag |
| Becky: Then comes the word meaning 'get' |
| Carl: [Normal] få [Slow] få |
| Becky: Followed by the word meaning 'bill' |
| Carl: [Normal] notan [Slow] notan |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'thanks' |
| Carl: [Normal] tack [Slow] tack |
| Becky: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the question meaning 'Can you bring the bill, please?' |
| Carl: [Slow] Kan jag få notan, tack? [Normal] Kan jag få notan, tack? |
| Becky: Ok, now let's take a look at the way to say 'Where can I pay the bill?' |
| Carl: [Normal] Var kan jag betala notan? |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'where' |
| Carl: [Normal] var [Slow] var |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'can' |
| Carl: [Normal] kan [Slow] kan |
| Becky: Then comes the word meaning 'I' |
| Carl: [Normal] jag [Slow] jag |
| Becky: Followed by the word meaning 'pay' |
| Carl: [Normal] betala [Slow] betala |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'bill' |
| Carl: [Normal] notan [Slow] notan |
| Becky: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the question meaning 'Where can I pay the bill?' |
| Carl: [Slow] Var kan jag betala notan? [Normal] Var kan jag betala notan? |
| Becky: Here's a sentence meaning 'Excuse me, but I've got the wrong change.' |
| Carl: [Normal] Ursäkta mig, men jag har fått fel växel. |
| Becky: First is a phrase meaning 'excuse me' |
| Carl: [Normal] ursäkta mig [Slow] ursäkta mig |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'but' |
| Carl: [Normal] men [Slow] men |
| Becky: Then comes the phrase meaning 'I have got' |
| Carl: [Normal] jag har fått [Slow] jag har fått |
| Becky: Followed by the word meaning 'wrong' |
| Carl: [Normal] fel [Slow] fel |
| Becky: And last is the word meaning 'change' |
| Carl: [Normal] växel [Slow] växel |
| Becky: Listen again to the response, 'Excuse me, but I've got the wrong change.' |
| Carl: [Slow] Ursäkta mig, men jag har fått fel växel. [Normal] Ursäkta mig, men jag har fått fel växel. |
| Becky: Here's a sentence meaning, 'Keep the change.' |
| Carl: [Normal] Behåll växeln. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'keep' |
| Carl: [Normal] behåll [Slow] behåll |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'change' |
| Carl: [Normal] växeln [Slow] växeln |
| Becky: Listen again to the response meaning 'Keep the change.' |
| Carl: [Slow] Behåll växeln. [Normal] Behåll växeln. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Carl: Though it's not mandatory to tip at restaurants in Sweden, it is recommended that you leave some extra money to show appreciation for 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! |
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