Learn how to ask for the bill at a restaurant
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| Jessi: Hello, and welcome to Hebrew Survival Phrases, brought to you by HebrewPod101.com. This course is designed to equip you with the language skills and knowledge to enable you to get the most out of your visit to Israel. You'll be surprised at how far a little Hebrew will go. Now, before we jump in, remember to stop by HebrewPod101.com and there you'll find the accompanying PDF and additional info in the post. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment! |
| Survival Phrases Lesson 15 - Restaurant 5 – Check Please! |
| In the last lesson, we saw how to order at the restaurant, how to get the waiter's attention, and then how to order your meal and beverages. Once you have the beverages and you finally have all the entrées you have ordered, you can start to enjoy the mouth-watering meal. |
| Normally, if the waiter sees that you have finished, he or she will come to your table and kindly ask (if you are a male), ?אַתָּה רוֹצֶה עוֹד מַשֶׁהוּ, Ata rotze od mashehu? "Would you like anything else?" Let's break down these words and hear them one more time, ?אַתָּה רוֹצֶה עוֹד מַשֶׁהוּ, Ata rotze od mashehu? אַתָּה, Ata in English is "you." We have already learned this in previous lessons. רוֹצֶה, Rotze literally means "want." Then, we have the word עוֹד, Od, which you might have guessed already means "another." Finally, we have the word מַשֶׁהוּ, Mashehu, which in English means "else." Let's recap ?אַתָּה רוֹצֶה עוֹד מַשֶׁהוּ, Ata rotze od mashehu? |
| If you are a female, the waiter will ask you, ?אַתּ רוֹצָה עוֹד מַשֶׁהוּ, At rotza od mashehu? "Would you like anything else?" Let's break down these words and hear them one more time, אַתּ רוֹצָה עוֹד מַשֶׁהוּ, At rotza od mashehu? אַתּ, At in English is "you." We have already learned this in previous lessons. רוֹצָה, Rotza literally means, "want." Then we have the word עוֹד, Od, which you might have guessed already, means "another." Finally, we have the word מַשֶׁהוּ, Mashehu, which in English means "else." Let's recap ?אַתּ רוֹצָה עוֹד מַשֶׁהוּ, At rotza od mashehu? |
| If you are pleased with your meal and are ready to leave, you should reply, לֹא, תוֹדָה. חֶשְׁבּוֹן, בְּבַקָּשָה, Lo toda, heshbon bevakasha. ("I'm fine thanks, the check please.") This is a long sentence, but let's break it down. First, we have לֹא תּוֹדָה, Lo toda, which means "No thanks." We follow this with חֶשְׁבּוֹן, Heshbon, which is "the check" in English. Last, we have בְּבַקָּשָה, Bevakasha, which we already know from previous lessons as well means "please" in English. All together, we have לֹא, תוֹדָה. חֶשְׁבּוֹן, בְּבַקָּשָה, Lo toda, heshbon bevakasha. And there you have it! |
| Ok, to close out today's lesson, we would like you to practice what you have just learned. I'll provide you with the English equivalent of the phrase and you're responsible for shouting it out loud. You'll have a few seconds before I give you the answer, so !בְּהַצְלָחָה, Behatzlacha! which means "Good luck!" in Hebrew. |
| "Would you like anything else?"(male listener) - ?אַתָּה רוֹצֶה עוֹד מַשֶׁהוּ, Ata rotze od mashehu? |
| "Would you like anything else?"(female listener) - ?אַתּ רוֹצָה עוֹד מַשֶׁהוּ, At rotza od mashehu? |
| "I'm fine, thanks. the check please." - לֹא, תוֹדָה. חֶשְׁבּוֹן, בְּבַקָּשָה, Lo, toda. heshbon bevakasha. |
| Jessi: Alright! That's going to do it for today. Remember to stop by HebrewPod101.com and pick up the accompanying PDF. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment! |
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