Ch 9 · Lesson 20

At the café

A seat, a coffee, and the bill, without pointing at anything.

Why these go together

, has to wait until now, because is a chapter-nine word. Waiting buys you something a memorised phrase never does: you can now ask for the bill, the menu or a second coffee with the same frame, because you can see how it is built.

  • ?

    Is this seat free?

    Literally: is this place free?

  • , .

    One coffee, please.

  • .

    I am hungry.

  • .

    I am thirsty.

    Literally: I thirst

  • ?

    And for you?

  • , .

    The bill, please.

    Literally: the calculation, I ask

Matching

0/6

Match each phrase to what it means.

Fill in the blank

0/6

Put the missing word back.

  1. Ĉu ĉi tiu loko estas ? (Is this seat free?)

    Accents optional - cx, gx, ux work for ĉ, ĝ, ŭ

  2. Unu , mi petas. (One coffee, please.)

    Accents optional - cx, gx, ux work for ĉ, ĝ, ŭ

  3. Mi estas . (I am hungry.)

    Accents optional - cx, gx, ux work for ĉ, ĝ, ŭ

  4. Mi . (I am thirsty.)

    Accents optional - cx, gx, ux work for ĉ, ĝ, ŭ

  5. Kaj vi? (And for you?)

    Accents optional - cx, gx, ux work for ĉ, ĝ, ŭ

  6. La , mi petas. (The bill, please.)

    Accents optional - cx, gx, ux work for ĉ, ĝ, ŭ

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