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The cornerstone ending to any polite meal-- ordering the check. In today' podcast learn how to request a bill.

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lilianamata says

La pregunta del día es: ¿Qué usas más a menudo tarjeta de crédito o con efectivo?

The question of the day is: Which do you use more often credit card or cash?

Yo casi siempre pago con efectivo.

I usually pay cash.

 

January 19, 2009 from the Web.
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ncmuck says

En los Estados Unidos, pago con tarjeta de credito. cuando vivía en la India, sólo he pagado en efectivo.

 

Also I completely agree with Liliana, I feel offended when the bill was brought to me without me asking for it. More true with nationalwide chain restaurants. Ofcourse, you everyone know about the fast food chain, you pay for it and get the food and rush off. 

January 19, 2009 from the Web.
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estibalitz says

Normalmente pago con tarjeta de crédito en los restaurantes.

I usually pay by credit card at the restaurants.

January 19, 2009 from the Web.
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under340 says

Prefiero pagar con una tarjeta de credito (o tarjeta de cobro automatico). Es porque, normalmente, gasto el efectivo muy rapidamente!

I prefer to pay with a credit card (or debit card). This is because, normally, I spend cash very quickly!

Please correct my errors. Thank you!

January 20, 2009 from the Web.
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jaimemayo says

Depende del país.  En EE.UU uso casi siempre mi tarjeta de crédito para ganar más millas.  En Tailandia casi nunca porque allá se escribe todo el número de tu tarjeta incluso la fecha de expiración.  Várias veces alguien había cobrado cosas a mi tarjeta porque todo la informacíon estuvo ya escrita en el recibo y en la copia original.  ¡La última vez que estuve en Bangkok alguien había comprado cinco pasajes de Emirate Airlines gracias a mi tarjeta!

January 20, 2009 from the Web.
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abuelojack says

Hóla todos,

Prefíero  pagar con mi tarjeta de cobro automatíco. (gracias a under340 por esta palabra)


Felíze Obama a todos! Espero que Hoy sea uno día importante por EEUU y el mundo.

Gracias Abuelo Jack

January 20, 2009 from the Web.
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under340 says

Hola Abuelo Jack,

Si la palabra es correcto, es gracias a wordreference.com. :-)

 

 

January 20, 2009 from the Web.
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suz333 says

 

Yo casi siempre pago con tarjeta de cobro automatíco.

Does the expression tarjeta de débito also mean the same thing?

 

 

January 20, 2009 from the Web.
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spanishlearners says

Normalmente pago con tarjeta de cobro automatico en los restaurantes (As I do not have a credit card thankefully).

So in the US u do not need to ask for a the bill? the thought process here in the middle east is to ask for the bill otherwise u will be waiting a long time. thankefully latin america is the same.

January 20, 2009 from the Web.
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rachaelt says

Yo casi siempre pago con tarjeta de cobro automático pero a veces pago con tarjeta de crédito.  ¡Mejor no uso mi tarjeta de crédito demasiado!

Donde vivo, depende del tipo de restaurante como si no pedimos la cuenta, pero por la general necesito la pedir.

January 20, 2009 from the Web.
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russhuntley says

Efectivo, Lil?  Qúe efectivo? Por supuesto, no hay dinero en mi tarjeta, cualquiera.  je je

January 21, 2009 from the Web.
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jpvillanueva says

Ayer comimos en el restaurante enfrente de Studio Fiesta.  Éramos siete y la cuenta era de ciento siete kuais... quince kuais cada uno. 

Yesterday we had lunch at the restaurant across the street from Studio Fiesta.  There were seven of us, and the bill ended up being 107 kuai... so 15 kuai each.

Pero al sacar el dinero, nos dimos cuenta de que todos teníamos billetes de 100.  Como yo era el que estaba más cerca, yo le di a la mesera mis cien kuais y unos diez de Carmen the intern, dejando a los demás con sus billetes de cien kuais... 

But when we went to take out our money, we all only had 100 kuai bills.  Since I was the closest, I gave the waitress my 100 kuai and 10 kuai from Carmen the intern, leaving everybody else holding their 100 kuai...

Leo y Lili se echaron una mirada porque no les gusta que yo les invite a comer... pero al final, ¡esos dos burros fueron nos únicos de no recompensarme su parte!  Pero ya me da igual.  jajaja!

Leo and Lili gave each other a look because they hate it when I pay for them, but in the end, those two fools were the only ones to not pay me back!  But I don't care... ha ha ha!

January 22, 2009 from the Web.
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spanishlearners says

JP, thank you for the example you have put, as it is both informative of the lesson as it gives an example from real life(in spanish), plus the translation helped a lot on understanding it. Challenging for us newbees but not hard as we can always refer to the translation. On addition to that we newbees are connecting more vocabulary to the existing lesson which makes it much more powerfull.

Small question what is "the intern" in Spanish means is there such a thing ? -I guess it does not have a translation but checking- .

January 23, 2009 from the Web.
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marco_m says

spanishlearners,

Intern en español seria pasante.

  • Daniela es pasante de nuestra empresa.
  • Gustavo esta haciendo una pasantia en P&G.

Quizas la manera facil de recordarlo es que la persona no trabajara permanentemente en la empresa, por lo tanto solo esta de pasada.

MM

January 29, 2009 from the Web.
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spanishlearners says

marco_m muchas gracias , es equal "Part time" en englis, se?

Muchas usas por el nueva empresa.

January 30, 2009 from the Web.
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anbarfa says

Ola JP

your lunch story was a great spanish lesson for me. It demonestrated , among other things,when to use the imperfect past and the simple past ( estaba más cerca, yo le di ), When to use ser and estar ( Como yo era el que estaba más cerca )

Regards

February 1, 2009 from the Web.
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does says

This first lesson was useful but the pronouncation I find difficult. is it possible to break the word down to help with this

December 7, 2009 from the Web.
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does says

I pay by CC because this is easier

December 7, 2009 from the Web.
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does says

I would also like to hear the spoken words which would help with pronounciation

December 7, 2009 from the Web.
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lilianamata says

does

In the vocab and dialogue you can hear the pronounciation line by line.

 

December 7, 2009 from the Web.
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chatsoir says

Prefiero pagar con menudo tarjeta de crédito.

October 13, 2010 from the Web.
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marios1234 says

Yo casi siempre pago con efective en mi pais.

December 1, 2010 from the Web.
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shauncy says

Instead of saying "me trae la cuentapor favor." Can a person just say "Disculpe, la cuenta, por favor."?

September 13, 2011 from the Web.
lilianamata says

Yes u can also say this. You can even say LA CUENTA POR

FAVORand that's it.

September 13, 2011 from the Web.
shauncy says

Cool! Good to know. I am in Ensenada this week so I will give it a go at the restaurant :)

September 17, 2011 from the Web.

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