Asking for the Check (part 3 of 3) 🔒

Plenty of learners get through ordering and then freeze at the end of the meal, when the waiter comes back to ask how everything was. Finish this part and you will handle dessert, the check, and payment smoothly, right down to a warm goodbye.

The closing stretch of a meal has its own small set of phrases, and they repeat almost word for word everywhere you eat. You will learn to answer the waiter's ¿Cómo estuvo todo? with a compliment, ask about your choices when dessert is offered, and request the bill naturally alongside it using la cuenta. Payment comes next, and the question ¿Puedo pagar con tarjeta? is worth knowing anywhere you travel, along with the word for cash you will hear in reply. The part wraps up with a farewell you will meet constantly in Latin America, ¡Que le vaya bien!, a friendly send off from shopkeepers and waiters alike. Master this stretch and the whole visit ends the way it should, easily.