Chapter IV · Dining outA2
110Dialogue · A2
Splitting the bill among friends
Situation
You are eating with friends and want to each pay your share. This dialogue shows how to ask for separate bills.
The roles
- YouListen
Bonsoir. Est-ce que vous pouvez faire des additions séparées ?
Good evening. Can you do separate bills?
- The serverListen
Oui, bien sûr. Vous êtes combien à la table ?
Yes, of course. How many of you are at the table?
- YouListen
Nous sommes trois. Chacun va payer ce qu'il a pris.
There are three of us. Each one will pay for what they had.
- The serverListen
Pas de problème. Je vais préparer trois additions.
No problem. I will prepare three bills.
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Splitting the bill among friendsDialogue 110
- YouListen
Merci. Et est-ce qu'on peut payer chacun par carte ?
Thank you. And can each of us pay by card?
- The serverListen
Oui, je passe avec le terminal pour chaque personne.
Yes, I will come by with the terminal for each person.
- YouListen
C'est gentil, merci beaucoup.
That's kind, thank you very much.
Vocabulary
- des additions séparéesseparate bills
- chacuneach one
- ce que j'ai priswhat I had / ordered
- vous êtes combienhow many of you are there
- passer avec le terminalto come by with the terminal
Culture note
In Quebec, asking for separate bills is common and well accepted. Servers are used to splitting the check among several people, often right at the payment terminal.
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