When I came to America,
ordering food was not that easy.
Because, by phone, it was hard for me to understand
because they spoke too fast
and I must listen to the voice only
and, for drive-through, I was not used to it
because I didn't have such a thing in my home country
and when I went to restaurants,
I didn't know how to order properly,
and specifically what I wanted.
Now, I see there are certain patterns for ordering food,
whether it is by phone, drive-through or at a restaurant.
Today, I like to share them with you.
So once you get used to this, you'll have no problem.
Okay, let's see how we can order by phone.
Let's say, you want some pizza,
and you're calling to Domino's Pizza.
Hi, this is Domino's Pizza, how may I help you?
Or Domino's Pizza, what can I get you?
And this is all you wanna say, can I get
with
For example, can I get a large barbecue chicken pizza
with six breadsticks?
Can I get something with something?
That's all you wanna remember when you order, okay?
And they will say, okay, will this be pickup or delivery?
And you want to say, I'd like to pick it up myself
or I'd like to get it delivered.
Watch this 'delivered', this is passive form
because the food will be delivered to you by someone.
Next is 'Checking', you wanna see
if they took your order correctly.
So you can say like this
Could you repeat the order I made please,
Could you repeat the order I made please.
I think this is a good idea to ask this because sometimes,
when I go and pick up my orders,
I see some missing items or wrong items in my bag
so I think this is a good idea
for you to ask this all the time.
And they would ask, is that gonna be all?
Is that gonna be all?
And then watch this pronunciation
they will not say, is that going to be all?
They will not say so, so they will pronounce this way
is that gonna be all?
so watch that, right?
And then, you would like to say, yes, that's everything
if that's it, you can say yes, that's everything
or if there is anything else you would like to add
you can say, can I add something, please?
For example, can I add a side salad please, all right?
So, can I add something, okay?
that's it.
Next is 'Confirmation', right,
this is the last part in this order.
Alright, they will say your total comes out to dollar amount
say 20 dollars and 20 cents
or they could simply 2020
and you will understand 20 dollars and 20 cents.
and they will say, you can pick it up
in about 20 minutes, 15 minutes or 10 minutes,
whatever, okay?
And they might also say,
Would you like to pay now over the phone
or in store when you're picking up your order
and you can say, I'd like to pay in store
once I pick it up, okay,
I'd like to pay in store, once I pick it up.
When you're ordering by the drive through
it's actually super simple.
So just pull over your car to the order speaker
and they will ask,
Burger King, what can I get for you today?
And you can say, can I get
Here you go, here's the pattern,
can I get something on the menu, all right?
And for example, can I get the number one meal
For this fast restaurants,
they already made some combinations for us.
Usually, hamburgers, fries and drinks, okay?
So you can just pick the numbers, what you want, okay?
And then, in this case, you wanna say number one meal.
You don't wanna say, number one combination, okay?
So you can just say, just remember,
you can just say, number one meal, that's it, right?
And they will ask, okay, would you like to add cheese?
and you wanna say, yes or no, simply.
And then they will ask, what would you like for your drink?
And then you can say, I will have
for example, I'll have Coke, Sprite
And then they will ask what size for your drink?
And you can simply say, a <small, medium
or large> cup, please.
For example, a medium cup please, okay?
And please be careful here.
Usually their meals include one small drink or medium drink
so when you say, large,
and they will charge it for you, okay?
Okay, and then next, they will say,
is that gonna be all for you?
We learned this already, okay?
Is that gonna be all for you?
And you can say, yes, all right
and they will say, your total comes out to
and we'll meet you at the window.
And then, you can simply say, thanks or sounds good.
Super easy, right, okay, let's go to a restaurant.
Once you get into a restaurant,
there must be a person who will greet you.
He or she will say this way, Hi, welcome,
do you have a reservation?
And you can say,
Hi, we are looking to dine in without a reservation
Can I have a table for , okay?
So you can say, can I have a table for four people,
three people, whatever the number you have
or if you already have a reservation,
you can say, oh, yes, I have a reservation
under , at , a party of
for example
yes, I have a reservation under James Han at 6pm
a party of four, like this, okay?
And then, she or he will say
Great, please follow me, here you go, these are our menus,
and you're server will come to take your orders.
Please note here, the person who brings you to your table
will not take your orders
you must wait for your server will come to you
to take orders, all right?
Please remember. For menus,
you can usually find these four categories.
Starter or Appetizer, such as salad, soup, and so on
and Entree, main dish,
and please be careful with the pronunciation here
entree, entree, it's not entry, okay?
It's not entry, entree, all right?
such as steak, hamburger, chicken, etc.
and Dessert. Same here.
Please be careful with the pronunciation.
dessert, not desert, desert, you know the place right?
Really hot and, you know, a lot of sand,
not desert but dessert, dessert, okay?
Dessert such as ice cream, something sweet, chocolate cake,
something like that
And Drinks. Beer, wine, cocktail
sodas like Coke, Sprite, and so on.
And the server will come to you and say like this
Hi guys, my name is Mike
and I'll be your server for tonight
Can I get you anything to drink?
This is something they always ask you first,
so you must be ready to order your drink first, okay?
And then you can say, could I or can I get a <drink, please?
And then please watch it here
a drink, you will say, a drink, a singular form
because you want a glass of Coke or Sprite or beer, okay?
So you will say, could I get a drink please, okay?
And then for your entree, you can say
I am ready to order, I'll have the
please note here, I'll have the food on the menu
because you want to point
the specific food on the menu, okay?
So you wanna say, I'll have the menu, for example
I'll have the meatball pasta, okay?
I'll have the meatball pasta.
While you are enjoying your meal,
sometimes you need to make a request.
So, in that case, you can say this way
Excuse me, can I get please?
Can I get something please, right?
In this case, please do so only to your server.
no one else, because your server
is assigned to your table for the tip, okay?
And then, please do not shout, excuse me,
please don't do that. Just raise your hand
and then they will come to you, all right?
And then, can I get something please?
For example, can I get a refill for my drink,
refill for my drink, if you want some more drink
You can say this way 'refill', all right?
Or can I get a knife?
Can I get a napkin?
Okay, this is the last part in the restaurant,
getting the check, okay?
You need to pay for the food, right?
And you can say, Excuse me, can I get the check please?
Can I get a check please?
Same here, can I get something right?
Can I get the check please?
Here, usually we say check, but I see some people say
also, can I get the bill please?
Bill, but I think it seems most Americans use check
instead of bill.
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