Day 10: Restaurant & Café
Ordering food and drinks
Order food and drinks and ask for the bill.
Objectives
- Order politely
- Ask for the bill
- Handle basic waiter questions
Vocabulary
Tap play to hear pronunciation (browser speech engine).
jelovnik
menu
predjelo
starter
glavno jelo
main course
desert
dessert
račun
the bill
Želim…
I would like…
Mogu li dobiti račun?
Can I get the bill?
Što preporučujete?
What do you recommend?
Ukusan / ukusno je
It is delicious
kava
coffee
pivo
beer
| Target | Meaning | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| jelovnik | menu | ||
| predjelo | starter | ||
| glavno jelo | main course | ||
| desert | dessert | ||
| račun | the bill | ||
| Želim… | I would like… | ||
| Mogu li dobiti račun? | Can I get the bill? | ||
| Što preporučujete? | What do you recommend? | ||
| Ukusan / ukusno je | It is delicious | ||
| kava | coffee | ||
| pivo | beer |
Patterns
Ordering
Standard orders
- Želim pizzu.
- Želim kavu, molim.
- Mogu li dobiti jelovnik?
Speaking Practice
Record yourself, listen back, and download anything worth keeping.
Ordering
Želim kavu.
Želim pizzu i vodu.
Mogu li dobiti račun?
Full restaurant (record this)
Dobar dan. Mogu li dobiti jelovnik? … Želim pastu i vodu. … Mogu li dobiti račun? Hvala.
Writing Practice
- Write a full ordering dialogue.
- Write 5 things you could order.
Scenario: At a café
You order something simple.
Waiter: Dobar dan. Jeste li spremni naručiti?
You: Da. Želim sendvič i kavu.
Waiter: Naravno.
You: Hvala. … Mogu li dobiti račun?
Immersion Tasks
- Practice ordering from a real Croatian menu online
- Record the full simulation
Self-Check
- Can you order food and a drink?
- Can you ask for the bill?