LESSON 82 — AT THE DINNER TABLE

Question 1

We have a reservation for 7 o’clock.

Answer 1

Tenemos una reservación para las siete.

Question 2

Please bring me a bottle of wine. (polite)

Answer 2

Por favor, tráigame una botella de vino.

Question 3

Please pass me the vegetables. (familiar)

Answer 3

Por favor, pásame los vegetales.

Question 4

Can you bring me mineral water, please? (polite)

Answer 4

¿Me puede traer agua mineral, por favor?

Question 5

Carbonated or non carbonated?

Answer 5

¿Con gas o sin gas?

Question 6

What is the special today?

Answer 6

¿Cuál es la especialidad de hoy?

Question 7

What is the specialty of the house?

Answer 7

¿Cuál es la especialidad de la casa?

Question 8

At what time do you open for lunch? / At what time do you open to eat lunch?

Answer 8

¿A qué hora abren para almorzar?

Question 9

When does the restaurant close?

Answer 9

¿Cuándo cierra el restaurante?

Question 10

What’s for dessert? / What is there for dessert?

Answer 10

¿Qué hay de postre?

Question 11

one more

Answer 11

uno más / una más

Question 12

I would like another [one more] glass of milk.

Answer 12

Quisiera otro vaso de leche.

Question 13

Three more beers please.

Answer 13

Tres cervezas más por favor.

Question 14

May we have some more cheese? / Can you bring us more cheese? (polite)

Answer 14

¿Nos puede traer más queso?

Question 15

Would you like cream in the coffee? (familiar)

Answer 15

¿Quisieras crema en el café?

Question 16

What are my choices? / How do they prepare it?

Answer 16

¿Cómo la preparan?

Question 17

How do you like your meat cooked?

Answer 17

¿Cómo le gusta la carne?

Question 18

rare

Answer 18

cruda

Question 19

medium

Answer 19

medio cruda / regular

Question 20

well done

Answer 20

bien cocinada

Question 21

I would like some more jam, please.

Answer 21

Quisiera más mermelada, por favor.

Question 22

Do you have fresh fruit? (polite)

Answer 22

¿Tiene frutas frescas?

Question 23

The meal was very bad.

Answer 23

La comida estuvo muy mala.

Question 24

This knife is inexpensive.

Answer 24

Este cuchillo es barato.

Question 25

Would you like another [different] plate? (polite)

Answer 25

¿Quisiera un plato distinto?

Question 26

Give me a spoon, please (polite)

Answer 26

Deme una cuchara por favor.

Question 27

Excuse me, can you give me another napkin? (polite)

Answer 27

Perdone, ¿me puede dar otra servilleta?

Question 28

I need a bigger cup.

Answer 28

Necesito una taza más grande.

Question 29

Who is going to wash the dishes?

Answer 29

¿Quien va a lavar los platos?

Question 30

Is there an ashtray here? / Do you have an ashtray? (polite)

Answer 30

¿Tiene un cenicero?

Question 31

What kinds of fruit do you have? (plural)

Answer 31

¿Qué clases de frutas tienen?

Question 32

We need two more chairs.

Answer 32

Necesitamos dos sillas más.

Question 33

Where do you keep the silverware? (familiar)

Answer 33

¿Dónde guardas los cubiertos?

Question 34

We would like to order now.

Answer 34

Quisiéramos ordenar ahora.