Speaking

Survival Phrases

The exact phrases you need for real life abroad — with practice dialogues and audio, for every level.

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Eating & Drinking Out

Restaurants, cafés, bars, and ordering food.

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Making a Restaurant Reservation

Use these phrases when you want to book a table.

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Making a Restaurant Reservation

You can use these helpful phrases when you want to book a table at a local restaurant.

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Making a Restaurant Reservation

Use these phrases when you need to secure a table, convey dietary preferences, or modify an existing booking at a busy restaurant.

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Ordering at a Restaurant

You can use these useful phrases when you eat out at a restaurant and need to order food.

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Ordering at a Restaurant

Use these simple phrases when you order food in a restaurant.

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Ordering at a Restaurant

Use these phrases to navigate menus, request suggestions, and order dishes confidently during your dining experiences abroad.

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Ordering at a Restaurant

You eat at a restaurant. You read the food menu. You ask about the good food. You order a nice meal. You drink some cold water. You talk to the staff. You ask for the bill. You pay the food bill.

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Ordering Coffee at a Café

You are at a café. You want a hot drink. Use these simple English phrases. The phrases help you buy coffee. You can have hot milk. You can have white sugar. You pay with your card. The staff can help you. The staff are very nice. You can sit and drink.

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Ordering Coffee at a Café

Use these simple phrases to order drinks at a café.

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Allergies & Dietary Needs

Use these phrases for safe ordering in a restaurant.

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Allergies & Dietary Needs

Use these phrases when you are ordering food at a restaurant and need to explain your dietary needs.

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Allergies & Dietary Needs

These phrases are designed to help you communicate your dietary restrictions and allergy concerns clearly when dining out.

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Sending Food Back & Complaints

Use these phrases when you have a problem with your food or service at a restaurant.

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Sending Food Back & Complaints

These phrases should be utilized when your restaurant order is incorrect, undercooked, or missing particular items you requested.

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Sending Food Back & Complaints

These sophisticated expressions allow discerning diners to address culinary discrepancies and service oversights with both assertiveness and diplomatic tact.

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Paying & Splitting the Bill

You can use these phrases to pay at a restaurant.

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Paying & Splitting the Bill

Use these phrases to pay at a restaurant.

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Paying & Splitting the Bill

Use these expressions when you have finished your meal and you want to pay the restaurant bill.

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Ordering Drinks at a Bar

Use these helpful phrases when you visit a bar to order drinks and pay your bill.

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Ordering Drinks at a Bar

Use these simple English phrases to order drinks at a bar.

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Takeaway & Delivery

Use these phrases when you want to order food for takeaway or delivery, and when resolving order issues.

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Takeaway & Delivery

You can order food with these phrases.

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Takeaway & Delivery

Use these phrases to order food for takeaway or delivery.

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At a Fast-Food Counter

Use these phrases to order food at a fast-food restaurant.

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At a Fast-Food Counter

Use these phrases to buy food.

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At the Bakery & Deli

Use these phrases at a bakery.

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At the Bakery & Deli

Use these phrases when you order food at a bakery and deli.

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Buying Street Food

Use these phrases at a street stall.

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Buying Street Food

These simple phrases help you order food at street markets.