English grammar
The bill, please
Ask for the bill and check the total.
From the scene The bill, please
In short
Ask for the bill when you want to pay. The tip is extra money for the waiter.
- asking to pay The bill, please.
- the total How much is everything?
- extra for the waiter the tip
- I will pay It's on me.
Your turn
Which one goes with the total?
Options: The bill, please. · the tip · How much is everything?
Show answer
the total → How much is everything?
How it works
Ask for the bill when you want to pay (in the US: the check).
Your turn
Pick the word that fits the line.
I'd like to pay (blank).
Options: the bag · the bill
Show answer
I'd like to pay the bill.
Yo quiero pagar la cuenta.
Good to know
Ask How much is everything? for the total. The tip is extra money for the waiter. It's on me means I'll pay.
asking to pay The bill, please.
Nuria
Javi, the bill, please.
Javi, la cuenta, por favor.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Javi, (blank).
Options: the bill, please · How much is everything · the tip
Show answer
Nuria
Javi, the bill, please.
Javi, la cuenta, por favor.
the total How much is everything?
Elena
How much is everything?
¿Cuánto es todo?
Your turn
What fills the gap?
(blank)?
Options: The bill, please · The tip · How much is everything
Show answer
Elena
How much is everything?
¿Cuánto es todo?
extra for the waiter the tip
Nuria
Good. And the tip?
Bien. ¿Y la propina?
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Good. And (blank)?
Options: the tip · The bill · How much is everything
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Nuria
Good. And the tip?
Bien. ¿Y la propina?
I will pay It's on me.
Your turn
What goes with It's on me.?
Options: the total · I will pay · asking to pay
Show answer
It's on me. → I will pay
Practise it in the story
Meet this rule inside a short animated scene. Answer as it plays, then say the lines yourself.
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| asking to pay | The bill, please. |
|---|---|
| the total | How much is everything? |
| extra for the waiter | the tip |
| I will pay | It's on me. |
More lines from the story
- JaviIt's twelve euros for everything.Son doce euros por todo.
- ElenaI'd like to pay the bill.Yo quiero pagar la cuenta.
- NuriaFine... The bill's on me.Bien... La cuenta, para mí.