polski · A2 · vocabulary · 4 minutes
At a restaurant
Reserve, order courses, and ask for the bill politely.
Understand the choice
Restaurant vocabulary follows a service sequence: rezerwacja, menu, courses, rachunek, and napiwek. Polish menu is indeclinable.
Core rule: Poprosimy is a conventional polite perfective request; dla takes genitive and poprosić o + accusative explicitly requests something.
Notice it in context
Poprosimy stolik dla dwóch osób, a później rachunek.
We would like a table for two and later the bill.
Stolik is direct requested item; dla dwóch osób is genitive party size; rachunek is later object.
Przystawka jest lekka, a danie główne bardzo sycące.
The starter is light, and the main course filling.
Przystawka and danie główne appear as subjects.
Kelner przynosi dodatek i rachunek.
The waiter brings the side dish and bill.
Kelner acts; dodatek and rachunek are direct objects.
What to remember
- Rachunek is a bill/account; paragon proves payment afterward.
- Napiwek is optional extra money for service.
Common trap: Do not ask for konto at a restaurant; poproszę rachunek.