A1 · Food and Ordering
Paying for the Meal
- CEFR level:
- A1
- Sentences:
- 8
- Duration:
- 1 min
- Speakers:
- Emma & Tom
"Paying for the Meal" is an A1-level English conversation about food and ordering, 8 lines long (about 1 minute) between Emma & Tom. Read the full script below with the translation next to each line, then try speaking one of the roles out loud.
Dialogue script
Each entry shows the English sentence first, with the translation on the line below it. To practise speaking, cover the translation and repeat after the audio.
- Line 1Emma 0:00
Excuse me, can we have the bill, please?
- Line 2Tom 0:03
Sure. Did you enjoy your meal?
- Line 3Emma 0:05
Yes, everything was delicious.
- Line 4Tom 0:08
Glad to hear that. Here is your bill.
- Line 5Emma 0:11
Can I pay by card?
- Line 6Tom 0:13
Yes, of course.
- Line 7Emma 0:15
Here is my card.
- Line 8Tom 0:16
Thank you. Have a nice day!
Native audio, line-by-line recording and pronunciation scoring for this dialogue are in the EngTalk app.
Key vocabulary
Content words from this dialogue, ranked by the CEFR level at which they appear across the whole 500-dialogue library. Function words and proper nouns are excluded.
- excuse /ɪkˈskjus/ noun
a reason given to explain a fault
- bill /bɪl/ noun
a statement of money owed for goods or services
- enjoy /ɪnˈdʒɔɪ/ verb
to take pleasure in something
- meal /mil/ noun
an occasion when food is eaten
- delicious /dɪˈlɪʃəs/ adjective
having a very pleasant taste
- glad /ɡlæd/ adjective
happy or pleased
- hear /hɪr/ verb
to notice sound with the ears
- pay /peɪ/ verb
to give money for goods, services, or work
- card /kɑrd/ noun
a piece of thick, stiff paper or plastic used for identification, payments, or messages
- course /kɔrs/ noun
a series of lessons in a subject
- nice /naɪs/ adjective
pleasant, kind, or good
- day /deɪ/ noun
a period of twenty-four hours