A full Saturday night

Kitchen calls, order tickets, and asking a colleague for a hand.

Key words

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  • la comandathe order ticket

    Porta subito la comanda in cucina.

    Feminine. The slip, paper or digital, that carries a table's order to the kitchen. Kitchen and floor say it a hundred times a night.

  • il vassoiothe tray

    Porta i bicchieri sul vassoio, non in mano.

    Masculine, plural i vassoi.

  • sparecchiareto clear the table

    Puoi sparecchiare il tavolo otto?

    Regular -are verb, the opposite of apparecchiare.

  • dare una manoto give a hand

    Mi dai una mano a portare i piatti?

    Conjugate dare: mi dai una mano? (informal), mi dà una mano? (formal). The most useful phrase on a busy shift.

  • sostituireto replace / to cover for

    Le sostituisco subito il piatto.

    An -isc- verb: io sostituisco, lei sostituisce. Sostituire un collega is to cover someone's shift.

Listen: Una sera piena

A busy Saturday night between the dining room and the kitchen. 5 questions; finishing them completes this step.

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