Ordering food and tipping

2:29

Yes, every year we have a Christmas party and we usually eat out in a restaurant.

2:29

So, Neil, you said you like eating out in lots of different types of

2:34

restaurants. What do you usually order?

2:37

Well, I really like spicy food like Indian curries and I like fish. So I like to get fish curry.

2:45

Mmm that sounds delicious! And we have a special way of ordering don't we?

2:50

What are some phrases we can use to order things in restaurants?

2:54

Yeah, so we can say: 'I'll have the fish curry.'

3:00

'I'll have the fish curry, please.'

3:02

Yes, and you can also say, 'Can I have the fish curry, please?', as well.

3:08

OK, Georgie, what do you usually order in a restaurant?

3:13

I also usually get the fish. Or a risotto.

3:19

OK, so let's say we are in a restaurant now. I'm

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the waiter. I say to you: 'Are you ready to order?'

3:28

'Yes, I am.'

3:30

'And what would you like?'

3:31

'Can I get the risotto, please?'

3:34

'Yes, of course.'

3:35

So we can also say, 'Can I get the risotto?',

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as well as can I have the risotto. And notice that we say 'the risotto', not a risotto.

3:46

That's right.