Have you ever been nervous about ordering food or drinks at an English-speaking restaurant or café? You shouldn’t be afraid to try and order for yourself, but you should always try to be polite about it. Sometimes, non-English speakers can sound abrupt or even rude without meaning to.

In this short English tip, Gabby provides a couple of examples of how to order food without sounding rude. The more you practice, the easier it will get, and the more natural you will sound. Adding a few phrases like this to your vocabulary each week can greatly improve your fluency in conversational English.

Be sure to visit gonaturalenglish.com to find many more tips from Gabby about improving your language fluency. There are a large number of resources available to you. Don’t waste these opportunities to sound more like a native.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dp42ldUUHu4

Episode transcript below:

Hey there!

What’s up?

I would like to share a quick English tip with you about how to order at an American restaurant, or any English-speaking restaurant.

Now, what I’ve heard from some English learners that sounds really rude is, “Give me a cheeseburger.”

Now, this might be a direct translation from your native language.

I think you’re not trying to be rude.

I don’t think that you’re a rude person.

I just think we need a little help with our English skills.

So, I have two options for you to sound more natural and more polite.

The first one is, “I’ll have a cheeseburger.”

The second one is, “I’d like a cheeseburger.”

Both are perfect, and I encourage you to use them next time you eat at an English-speaking restaurant.

If you’d like to learn more about natural English and how to sound more like a native speaker, visit gonaturalenglish.com.

Hope to see you there.

Bye for now.

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