A1 · Unit 0
At the café
You'll order a coffee and a bite to eat, and ask for the bill.
New words
What would you like?
What the waiter asks you.
кафеkafecoffee
Neuter: "едно кафе"
. It also means a café.
чайchaytea
водаvodawater
sparkling water
with milk
without sugar
to want
Bulgarian has no infinitive: dictionaries list the "I" form, "искам"
. Fine for ordering with "моля"
.
could I have…?
The easiest polite request: "Може ли менюто?"
— "Could I have the menu?"
menu
banitsa
shopska salad
Tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, onion and grated white cheese.
сметкаsmetkabill
In a restaurant just say: "Сметката, моля!"
Coffee and banitsa
Waiter
Добър ден! Какво ще желаете?
Hello! What would you like?
Едно кафе и една баница, моля.
A coffee and a banitsa, please.
Waiter
Кафето с мляко ли искате?
Would you like the coffee with milk?
Не, благодаря. Без мляко.
No, thanks. No milk.
Waiter
Добре, веднага.
OK, right away.
Може ли и чаша вода?
Could I also have a glass of water?
Waiter
Разбира се. Заповядайте.
Of course. Here you are.
Examples
Едно кафе с мляко, моля.
A coffee with milk, please.
Може ли менюто?
Could I have the menu?
За мен чай без захар.
Tea without sugar for me.
Искам една баница и една вода.
I'd like a banitsa and a water.
Имате ли газирана вода?
Do you have sparkling water?
Може ли сметката, моля?
Could we have the bill, please?