While I drink my coffeeLa carta, si us plau.
Translation
The menu, please.
Day 3, lesson 13 of 25
Català A0, 15–20 minutes
Where we will have lunch
Ask for a menu, water and the bill.
Àlex tries a small café for lunch with Nina later. He practises the basics: asking for the menu, water and the bill. He takes a picture of the food for her.
1. Listen and repeat
Listen first. Reveal the translation if you need it. Repeat the phrase slowly twice.
Aigua sense gas.
Translation
Still water.
Per a mi, una amanida.
Translation
A salad for me.
El compte, si us plau.
Translation
The bill, please.
Reading, sound by sound
In aigua, gua includes a [w] sound. Compare gu before e/i without ü: guitarra, where u is silent.
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2. Try it
01 Listen. What does the phrase mean?
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La carta, si us plau.
02 What do you ask for to pay at a restaurant?
03 Build the phrase from the model.
Model: Per a mi, una amanida i aigua sense gas
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3. Your own turn
Order a salad and water, then ask for the bill.
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Per a mi, una amanida i aigua sense gas. El compte, si us plau.
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