English–Esperanto
the bill please in Esperanto
“the bill please” in Esperanto is La kalkulon, mi petas.
La kalkulon, mi petas.
/la kalˈku.lon mi ˈpe.tas/
Words: kalkulo calculation · fakturo invoice · peti to ask for, to request
“The bill, please” in Esperanto is La kalkulon, mi petas (lah kahl-KOO-lohn, mee PEH-tahs), literally “the reckoning, I ask”. Kalkulo is “calculation, account” and takes the object ending because it is what you ask for; mi petas is the polite “please” after a request. Fakturo “invoice” is also used.
Other ways to say it
- La kalkulon, bonvolu.The bill, please.
- Mi petas la fakturon.Could I have the bill, please?
- Bonvolu alporti la fakturon.Please bring the bill.
- Mi pagos.I’ll pay.
Example sentences
- Jen la fakturo.Here is the bill.
- Mi pagos la fakturon.I’ll pay the bill.
Esperantopedia · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR
We found no single fixed phrase for this in the dictionaries; Tatoeba has both la kalkulon and la fakturon. ReVo lists kalkulo as a synonym in its definition of fakturo.
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