Ask for the Check in Spanish | Beginner Phrase Practice

Show Notes

Listen and repeat key Spanish travel phrases for paying at a restaurant, from asking for the check to leaving a tip. In this lesson: • Ask for the check and find out how much it costs • Ask about paying with card or cash, and about the tip • Compliment the food and ask for separate checks Vocabulary from this episode: La cuenta, por favor – The check, please ¿Cuánto es? – How much is it? ¿Puedo pagar con tarjeta? – Can I pay with card? ¿Aceptan efectivo? – Do you accept cash? ¿La propina está incluida? – Is the tip included? Todo estuvo delicioso – It was all delicious Queremos cuentas separadas – We would like separate checks Quédese con el cambio – Keep the change Practice these phrases with the Lisn app: https://lisn.onelink.me/qwSi?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=es-lessons-en&utm_content=pedir-la-cuenta-y-pagar-neutral

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Welcome to this Spanish lesson for complete beginners. Today we are learning how to ask for the check and pay at a restaurant. After you hear each Spanish phrase, repeat it out loud.
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The check, please.
La cuenta, por favor.
La cuenta, por favor.
La cuenta, por favor.
The check, please.
La cuenta, por favor.
How much is it?
¿Cuánto es?
¿Cuánto es?
¿Cuánto es?
How much is it?
¿Cuánto es?
Can I pay with card?
¿Puedo pagar con tarjeta?
¿Puedo pagar con tarjeta?
¿Puedo pagar con tarjeta?
Can I pay with card?
¿Puedo pagar con tarjeta?
Do you accept cash?
¿Aceptan efectivo?
¿Aceptan efectivo?
¿Aceptan efectivo?
Do you accept cash?
¿Aceptan efectivo?
Is the tip included?
¿La propina está incluida?
¿La propina está incluida?
¿La propina está incluida?
Is the tip included?
¿La propina está incluida?
It was all delicious.
Todo estuvo delicioso.
Todo estuvo delicioso.
Todo estuvo delicioso.
It was all delicious.
Todo estuvo delicioso.
We would like separate checks.
Queremos cuentas separadas.
Queremos cuentas separadas.
Queremos cuentas separadas.
We would like separate checks.
Queremos cuentas separadas.
Keep the change.
Quédese con el cambio.
Quédese con el cambio.
Quédese con el cambio.
Keep the change.
Quédese con el cambio.
Great work today. We covered how to ask for the check, ask how much it costs, ask about paying with card or cash, ask about the tip, say the food was delicious, ask for separate checks, and tell someone to keep the change. Try saying these phrases again out loud whenever you get the chance.