Lesson overview
These key phrases will come in handy when settling up at a restaurant in Mexican Spanish. By learning how to ask for the bill and how much the bill is, you'll be able to smoothly and politely pay the bill. You'll also learn phrases that the waitstaff may ask you, so your conversation with them will flow effortlessly.
Dive into this lesson now and in 5 minutes you'll come out the other side feeling like you travelled to Mexico and back.
16 words/phrases to learn
la cuenta
the check; the bill; the account
¿te encargo la cuenta por favor?
could you bring the check, please?
ya se la traigo
on the way
¿todo junto?
all together?
seis
six; 6
siete
seven; 7
dividir
to split; to divide
entre
between
divida la cuenta entre seis
split the check 6 ways
cuánto (cuánta)
how much
¿cuánto es?
how much is it?
ocho
eight; 8
nueve
nine; 9
el total
the total
son nueve pesos en total
it's nine pesos in total
diez
ten; 10
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