I'd made my friend laugh and learned something in the process--a new French word:gavade. I recognized the delightful sounding noun as a Marseillais term (from the verb "gaver"--to stuff). I'll bet you didn't think such a verb existed in the French language what with so many figure...
How do I address the waitress? Should I leave a tip?You don’t know the language: How do I ask for a drink? How do you say "Main course?" What’s the phrase to ask for more bread? Knowing the basic French restaurant phrases is one thing, but learning about the ins and outs of...
In fact, the French word for “breakfast” can be literally translated as “little lunch.” Their breakfast usually consists of a pastry or toast and juice or hot drink (e.g., coffee). (Notice my use of the word “or”: like I said earlier, breakfast in France is basically just ...
There are so many notable and "worth the visit" places surrounding the Jazz & Heritage Festival, yet my word-count does not allow me to do proper justice to all; however, the great news is that we have this abundance of people, places, and music to meet, visit, and hear. This is ...
If the tip was a dime in one glass, the waitress, in her haste to get the table ready for the next customer, would pick up the glass, the water would spill out, and that would be the end of it. Pick a few random sentences (just 2 or 3), record them, and send us the samples...
If you’re in a French restaurant and the waiter or waitress offers you dessert, you might respond withnon, merciand then ask for the bill. Voulez-vous un dessert ? Would you like a dessert? Non, merci. Puis-je avoir la facture ?
That's correct. In Japanese, ウエートレス corresponds both to the English "waitress" and "weightless". However, "waitress" is the more usual meaning. English word "habituel"(usual) occurs in sets: Fiches du livre - "Little Eyolf" (Henrik Ibsen) ...
Try one of these French phrases out on your waitress, hotel clerk, or a passerby and see how much more interested they become! (here’s a pronunciation guide if you need it). There are also some great online French courses, podcasts and apps that will take you beyond a few simple phra...
When Charlie’s brothers, Richard (Jean-Jacques Aslanian) and Chico (Albert Remy), surface and ask for Charlie’s help while on the run from gangsters they have scammed, he aids their escape. Soon Charlie and Lena (Marie Dubois), a waitress at the same bar, face trouble when the ...
We asked for the food to be prepared again and served fresh. We then received steaks that looked like they had just been taken out of the fridge, warmed up and served. We advised the waitress that we were done and asked for the Manager again. We were then introduced to Laurence, who ...