Restaurant: ordering, prices, bill
Can order food and pay
Look at these examples. Can you spot the grammar pattern?
Chị ơi! Cho tôi một tô phở bò.
Excuse me! A bowl of beef pho.
Tính tiền! — Tất cả bao nhiêu?
Bill please! — How much total?
Ngon lắm! Cảm ơn chị!
Very delicious! Thank you!
Pay attention to the highlighted parts. What do they have in common?
Essential phrases for eating out in Vietnam.
| Situation | Vietnamese | English |
|---|---|---|
| Get attention | Anh/Chị ơi! | Excuse me! (waiter) |
| Order | Cho tôi một... | Give me a... |
| Ask menu | Có thực đơn không? | Do you have a menu? |
| Ask price | Bao nhiêu tiền? | How much? |
| Bill | Tính tiền! | The bill please! |
| Delicious | Ngon lắm! | Very delicious! |
| Spicy | Cay quá! | Too spicy! |
| No spicy | Không cay. | Not spicy (please). |
Apply this grammar in A1 course exercises
Practice ExercisesIncorrect way to address restaurant staff
Call staff: Anh ơi! (male) or Chị ơi! (female). Order: Cho tôi... Bill: Tính tiền!
Chị ơi! Cho tôi một tô phở bò.
Excuse me! A bowl of beef pho.
Chị ơi = calling a female server. cho tôi = give me. một tô = one bowl. phở bò = beef pho.
Tính tiền! — Tất cả bao nhiêu?
Bill please! — How much total?
Tính tiền = calculate money = the bill. tất cả bao nhiêu = all how-much = how much total?
Ngon lắm! Cảm ơn chị!
Very delicious! Thank you!
Complimenting the food: ngon lắm! (very delicious!). Always appreciated by Vietnamese hosts/servers.
Practice in course
Apply this grammar in A1 course exercises