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Paying & Splitting the Bill

Use these phrases in a restaurant to pay for your food.

Key Phrases

Voice
Asking for the bill · 4 ways to say it

Can we have the check, please?

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US

Can we have the bill, please?

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UK

Check, please.

casual

US

The bill, please.

casual

UK

Checking the total

How much is it?

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Paying by card

Can I pay by card?

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Paying with cash

Can I pay with cash?

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Splitting the bill · 2 ways to say it

Can we pay separately?

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Can we split it?

casual
Tipping

Keep the change.

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Use this when you pay with cash

Practice Dialogue

Customer
Excuse me. Check, please.
Server
Sure. Here's the check.
Customer
Thanks. Can we split it?
Server
Yes. It's forty dollars.
Customer
So, twenty each. I have cash.
Server
Okay. That's twenty dollars for you.
Customer
Here's twenty-five. Keep the change.
Server
Thank you. And the rest?
Customer
By card. Here it is.
Server
Great. Have a good day.

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