How to Order in an American Restaurant - Speak Fluent American English
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Hey there!
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What's up?
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I would like to share a quick English tip
with you about how to order at an American
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restaurant, or any English-speaking restaurant.
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Now, what I've heard from some English learners
that sounds really rude is, "Give me a cheeseburger."
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Now, this might be a direct translation from
your native language.
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I think you're not trying to be rude.
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I don't think that you're a rude person.
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I just think we need a little help with our
English skills.
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So, I have two options for you to sound more
natural and more polite.
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The first one is, "I'll have a cheeseburger."
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The second one is, "I'd like a cheeseburger."
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Both are perfect, and I encourage you to use
them next time you eat at an English-speaking
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restaurant.
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If you'd like to learn more about natural
English and how to sound more like a native
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speaker, visit gonaturalenglish.com.
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Hope to see you there.
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Bye for now.
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