la cuenta
restaurant, Mexico
In a Mexican restaurant you ask for the bill with la cuenta. A bank check is a cheque and the verb to check is revisar.
Meaning: the bill at a restaurant, a bank check, or to verify (noun)
Ways to say it
| Mexican | Note |
|---|---|
| la cuenta | restaurant, Mexico |
| cheque | bank |
| revisar | verb, to check |
To get the waiter, you say ¿Me trae la cuenta? or La cuenta, por favor. To check something, say Voy a revisar.
Which one should you use?
English uses "check" for three ideas, but Spanish splits them into three words: cuenta for the bill, cheque for the payment and revisar for verifying.
Did you know?
- Mexican diners often call a waiter joven, meaning young man, even when he is not so young.
Examples in context
- La cuenta, por favor.The check, please.
- Me dieron un cheque.They gave me a check.
- Voy a revisar el correo.I am going to check the mail.
Example conversation
Sandra and her husband Jorge finish dinner and call the waiter.
- JorgeJoven, ¿nos trae la cuenta?Waiter, can you bring us the check?
- MeseroCon gusto, ahorita se la traigo.Gladly, I will bring it right away.
- SandraGracias, estuvo muy rico.Thanks, it was very tasty.
