The bill, please
The waiter drops the bill and just... stands there, waiting. You have three seconds before this turns into formal negotiations, and one word is all that stands between you and washing dishes in the back.
Save myself, get the billThe words — The bill, please
Nujoom found the bill. Nujoom regrets everything. Let's pay and leave with our dignity.
Meaningthe bill
Nujoom hesap için üç kere ağlıyor.
Nujoom is crying three times for the bill.
Meaningplease
Sama konuşmuyor ama 'hesap, lütfen' diyor.
Sama doesn't talk, but he says 'the bill, please'.
Meaningcan I pay?
Zeeza garsona sorar: 'ödeyebilir miyim?' Garson üç dakika bekler.
Zeeza asks the waiter: 'can I pay?' The waiter waits three minutes.
Meaningwith card
Hilal kartla ödüyor ama kart Nujoom'un.
Hilal pays with card, but the card is Nujoom's.
Meaningcash
Nujoom kartı geri ister ve nakit çıkarır.
Nujoom wants the card back and takes out cash.
Meaningsmall change
Nujoom'un parası sadece bozuk para.
Nujoom's money is only coins.
Meaningkeep the change
Sama bozuk parayı sayar ve sessizce 'üstü kalsın' der.
Sama counts the coins and quietly says 'keep the change'.
Meaningthank you very much
Garson bozuk parayı alır ve 'çok teşekkürler' der, Nujoom'a bakmadan.
The waiter takes the coins and says 'thank you very much', without looking at Nujoom.
Questions about The bill, please
How do you say 'the bill' in Turkish?
'The bill' in Turkish is 'hesap'.
How do you say 'please' in Turkish?
'Please' in Turkish is 'lütfen', as in 'hesap, lütfen' (the bill, please).
How do you ask 'can I pay?' in Turkish?
You ask 'ödeyebilir miyim?' which means 'can I pay?'.
How do you say 'with card' and 'cash' in Turkish?
'With card' is 'kartla' and 'cash' is 'nakit'.
How do you say 'keep the change' in Turkish?
You say 'üstü kalsın', meaning 'keep the change'.
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