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Choosing a plane meal in English (beginner)
Beginner English for choosing a plane meal. Key line: “Then I'd like the chicken, please.”
Full script
Lin
Hi, what meals do you have today?
Them
We have chicken or pasta.
Lin
Which one is more popular?
Them
The chicken is more popular.
Lin
Then I'd like the chicken, please.
Them
Great. Team chicken wins again.
Lin
And water, please. Sorry, pasta.
Them
No worries. Pasta never gets sad.
Key phrases
The lines worth keeping. Read them once before you go out.
Ask meals
✓ What meals do you have today?Ask what options there are
Use first to hear the choices
Ask popular pick
✓ Which one is more popular?Ask for the usual pick
Use it if you want a common choice
Order chicken
✓ I'd like the chicken, please.Polite way to choose it
I'd like is more polite than I want
Add water
✓ And water, please.Add one more item politely
Use and to add one more item
Quick answers
Ask meals: what to say in English
Say “What meals do you have today?” — ask what options there are. Use first to hear the choices.
Ask popular pick: what to say in English
Say “Which one is more popular?” — ask for the usual pick. Use it if you want a common choice.
Order chicken: what to say in English
Say “I'd like the chicken, please.” — polite way to choose it. I'd like is more polite than I want.
Add water: what to say in English
Say “And water, please.” — add one more item politely. Use and to add one more item.