Ordering Food (How Natives Actually Do It)
At a restaurant - sitting down:
- "Can I get the chicken sandwich?" (not "Can I have")
- "I'll go with the salad" (I choose the salad)
- "I'll take the burger"
- "What do you recommend?" (What's good?)
- "What's good here?"
- "I'm good with water" (water is fine for me)
At a fast food counter:
- "Can I get a number 3?" (ordering by number)
- "For here or to go?" (eat here or take away)
- "I'll take it to go"
- "Can I make it a large?" (upgrade the size)
- "Can you hold the onions?" (no onions please)
Coffee shop:
- "Can I get a large coffee?" (Americans say "large")
- "I'll have a venti latte" (Starbucks sizes)
- "Room for cream?" (space in the cup for milk/cream)
- "Any room?" (short version)
Food Descriptions (Natural Vocabulary)
Positive:
- "This is amazing" / "delicious" / "so good"
- "This hits the spot" (exactly what I needed)
- "This is to die for" (extremely good)
- "I'm obsessed with this" (I love it)
- "This slaps" (very good - Gen Z/young people)
Negative:
- "This is bland" (no flavor)
- "It's overcooked" / "undercooked"
- "It's soggy" (too wet/soft)
- "This tastes off" (something wrong with it)
- "I'm not a fan" (I don't like it - polite)
Eating Together
Splitting the bill:
- "Let's split it" (divide equally)
- "Let's go dutch" (everyone pays for themselves)
- "I'll get this one" (I'll pay this time)
- "My treat" (I'm paying for you)
- "You got the last one, so I got this" (it's my turn to pay)
At the table:
- "Dig in!" (start eating)
- "Help yourself" (take what you want)
- "Pass the salt?" (very common - not "Can you pass me the salt?")
- "Could you grab me a napkin?" (get me a napkin)
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2026-02-26 12:00
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