Chapter IV · Dining outA2
112Dialogue · A2
Handling a hitch during the meal
Situation
Something's missing at the table. Beginner version: a simple request.
The roles
- YouListen
Excusez-moi, il me manque une fourchette.
Excuse me, I'm missing a fork.
- The serverListen
Oh, désolé ! Je vous en apporte une.
Oh, sorry! I'll bring you one.
- YouListen
Merci. Et pourrais-je avoir un peu d'eau ?
Thank you. And could I have some water?
- The serverListen
Bien sûr, tout de suite.
Of course, right away.
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Handling a hitch during the mealDialogue 112
- YouListen
C'est gentil, merci.
That's kind, thank you.
- The serverListen
Voilà. Bon appétit !
There you go. Enjoy your meal!
Vocabulary
- il me manque...I'm missing...
- une fourchettea fork
- un peu d'eausome water
- tout de suiteright away
- bon appétitenjoy your meal
Culture note
Politely flagging a small lack ("I'm missing...") is perfectly normal. The server apologises and fixes it quickly.
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