Beginner: Ordering Food and Drinks | English For Cool Dudes

💬 1. Reading: At the Cafe

Read the short conversation to see some common phrases.

Waiter: Hello. What would you like to order?

Customer: Hello. **Can I have** a cup of coffee, please?

Waiter: Sure. And anything else?

Customer: Yes. **I'd like** a small piece of chocolate cake, too.

Waiter: Of course. That's one coffee and one cake. Anything else?

Customer: No, thank you. Can I have **the bill**, please?

These are the most important phrases to remember for ordering:

**To Order:** "**Can I have** a water, please?" (Most common, polite, and safe for beginners.)
**To Order (Alternative):** "**I'd like** a coffee." (Polite, but slightly more formal than 'Can I have'.)
**To Ask for the Bill:** "**Can I have the bill, please?**" or "**The bill, please.**"
**To Respond to the Waiter:** "Yes, please," or "**No, thank you.**"

Match the **food/drink items** on the left with the **descriptions** on the right.

Coffee

Soda

Cake

Toast

A baked item, often eaten after a meal.

A popular hot, dark brown drink.

Sliced bread heated in a machine.

A cold, sweet, bubbly drink.

Drag and drop or tap the **words** to complete the customer's order.

have bill like please the

1. Can I a glass of water, ?

2. I'd a slice of pizza.

3. Could we have ?

Tap the words below in the correct order to form a polite question.

have

the

bill

we

Could

please