A few short questions can help you order a meal and check the details before choosing.

The idea

Request una mesa para dos for two people and ask ¿podemos ver la carta? for the menu. Use para mí, la sopa to order soup and ¿qué lleva este plato? to ask what a dish contains. Ask ¿podemos pagar con tarjeta? about card payment.

Examples

  • Una mesa para dos, por favor.A table for two, please.
  • ¿Podemos ver la carta?May we see the menu?
  • Para mí, la sopa, por favor.For me, the soup, please.
  • ¿Qué lleva este plato?What is in this dish?
  • ¿Hay una opción vegetariana?Is there a vegetarian option?
  • ¿Podemos pagar con tarjeta?Can we pay by card?

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Watch out

Carta can mean a menu here, but it can also mean a letter in another context. If an ingredient matters to you, ask specifically about it and confirm the answer.

Try it yourself

  1. Somos dos personas. Una mesa para ___. (dos / una)

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    dos

    Dos gives the number of people at the table.

  2. ¿Podemos ver la ___ para elegir la comida? (carta / cuenta)

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    carta

    Carta means the menu in this restaurant question.

  3. ¿Podemos pagar con una ___ de crédito? (tarjeta / tarjetas)

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    tarjeta

    Tarjeta names the card used to pay.

Use it today

Request a table for two, ask about a dish and check whether card payment is possible.