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Ordering at a Restaurant

Use these phrases to confidently ask for a menu, order food and drinks, and pay the bill in a Persian-speaking restaurant.

Key Phrases

Asking for the menu · 2 ways to say it

منو لطفاً.

neutral

menu lotfan.

The menu, please.

The easiest and most common way to ask for the menu.

شما منو دارید؟

polite

shoma menu darid?

Do you have a menu?

A slightly more formal way to ask a waiter.

Ordering an item · 2 ways to say it

من این را می‌خواهم.

neutral

man in ro mikham.

I want this.

Very natural when pointing at a dish on the menu.

این لطفاً.

casual

in lotfan.

This, please.

Very casual and direct, great for quick orders.

Asking about starters

سالاد دارید؟

neutral

salad darid?

Do you have salad?

Ordering a drink

یک چای لطفاً.

neutral

yek chay lotfan.

A tea, please.

Asking for a recommendation

این غذا خوب است؟

neutral

in ghaza khub-e?

Is this food good?

Asking for the bill · 2 ways to say it

چقدر است؟

neutral

cheghadr-e?

How much is it?

The most common way to ask the price of your meal.

صورت‌حساب لطفاً.

polite

surat-hesab lotfan.

The bill, please.

More formal, typically used in nicer restaurants.

Practice Dialogue

Traveler
سلام. منو لطفاً.
salam. menu lotfan.
Staff
سلام. بفرمایید.
salam. befarmayid.
Traveler
این غذا خوب است؟
in ghaza khub-e?
Staff
بله، خیلی خوب است.
bale, kheyli khub-e.
Traveler
من این را می‌خواهم.
man in ro mikham.
Staff
چای یا آب؟
chay ya ab?
Traveler
آب لطفاً.
ab lotfan.
Staff
باشه.
bashe.
Traveler
چقدر است؟
cheghadr-e?
Staff
صد هزار تومان.
sad hezar toman.

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