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La mesa tres

Table three

Your goalI can ask what something costs, understand prices and ask for the bill.

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Early morning in the café. At the same minute every day, a neat man in a blue shirt comes in and walks to the table by the window. Clara nods at him and whispers. His usual order is tea without sugar, one bread roll and the bill. You copy that order exactly; coffee is mentioned only while asking about the menu prices.

Clara
¿Ves al hombre de la mesa tres? Viene cada mañana.
Do you see the man at table three? He comes every morning.
¿Y la mesa uno?
And table one?
¿Y la mesa uno?
And table one?
Clara
Ahora está en tu cocina.
It is in your kitchen now.
The man in the blue shirt looks under the table by the window.
Tomás
Un té sin azúcar. Un panecillo y la cuenta, por favor.
A tea without sugar. A bread roll and the bill, please.
Clara
Sí, claro.
Yes, of course.
La carta, por favor.
The menu, please.
La carta, por favor.
The menu, please.
Clara
Aquí tienes. Los precios están abajo.
Here you are. The prices are below.
¿Cuánto cuesta un café?
How much does a coffee cost?
¿Cuánto cuesta un café?
How much does a coffee cost?
Clara
Un euro ochenta. El té, uno cuarenta; el panecillo, uno veinte; el bizcocho, dos veinte.
One euro eighty. Tea is one forty; a bread roll one twenty; cake two twenty.
Muy bien. Ya sé qué quiero.
Good. I know what I want.
Muy bien. Ya sé qué quiero.
Good. I know what I want.
Un té sin azúcar. Un panecillo y la cuenta, por favor.
A tea without sugar. A bread roll and the bill, please.
Un té sin azúcar. Un panecillo y la cuenta, por favor.
A tea without sugar. A bread roll and the bill, please.
Clara
¿La cuenta ya? ¡Pero todavía no tienes nada!
The bill already? But you have nothing yet!
Clara
Bueno. Té y panecillo: dos euros sesenta.
Well. Tea and a bread roll: two euros sixty.
Michi lands on the table and grabs the pen. The man jerks back.
Tomás
¡Un gato! ¡No, por favor!
A cat! No, please!
The man stands on his chair. Michi sits on the table with the pen.
Tomás
¡La cuenta! ¡Rápido!
The bill! Quickly!
Clara
Dos euros sesenta.
Two euros sixty.
The man hurries out. A stack of coins lies on the table.
Tomás
Aquí tiene. Gracias. Adiós.
Here you are. Thank you. Goodbye.
Clara
Tiene miedo de los gatos.
He is afraid of cats.
¿Cómo se llama?
What is his name?
¿Cómo se llama?
What is his name?
Clara
Para mí, Té sin azúcar.
To me, Tea Without Sugar.
¿Y su bolígrafo?
And his pen?
¿Y su bolígrafo?
And his pen?
Clara
Ahora es de Michi.
It belongs to Michi now.

Under table 3, Michi lies on his back with the pen between his paws. On the table: the exact money, to the cent.