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A polite request for the bill at a restaurant.
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3 exercicesThe Japanese phrase for 'Could I have the bill, please?' is 'お勘定をお願いできますか'. The blank refers to the word 'bill'. What is the missing word?
In the polite request 'お勘定をお願いできますか', which part indicates 'could I have' or 'would you please'?
If you want to politely ask for something in Japanese, you can often use 'お願いできますか'. What word would you put before this phrase to ask for the bill?
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The word '勘定' (kanjou) refers to 'calculation,' 'account,' or 'bill.' It comes from the Sino-Japanese roots '勘' (kan), meaning 'to investigate' or 'to examine,' and '定' (jou), meaning 'to decide' or 'to settle.' The honorific prefix 'お' (o-) and the polite request phrase 'お願いします' (onegai shimasu), meaning 'please' or 'I ask for,' are added to make the request more formal and polite. The 'できますか' (dekimasu ka) adds the meaning of 'can you?' or 'is it possible?' thereby forming a very polite way to ask for the bill, common in restaurant settings.
