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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?
neutralUS
Can we have the bill, please?
neutralUK
Check, please.
casualUS
The bill, please.
casualUK
Checking the total
How much is it?
neutralPaying by card
Can I pay by card?
neutralPaying with cash
Can I pay with cash?
neutralSplitting the bill · 2 ways to say it
Can we pay separately?
neutralCan we split it?
casualTipping
Keep the change.
neutralUse 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.