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Finding a hair in your food in English (advanced)

Advanced English for finding a hair in your food. Key line: “Hey, sorry to bother you, but I just found a *hair* in my *food*.”

Full script

LinHey, sorry to bother you, but I just found a hair in my food.
ThemOh wow, I'm really sorry about that. Let me take it away right now.
LinThanks, I'd really appreciate a fresh one—this kind of killed my appetite.
ThemOf course. Was everything else okay, or did it all go sideways?
LinEverything else was great; I just wasn't expecting a bonus ingredient today.
ThemFair enough. We'll remake it, and this one will be strictly hairless.
LinPerfect, and if possible, could you leave the check alone until the new plate arrives?
ThemYou got it—and the remake's on the house, no secret extensions included.

Key phrases

The lines worth keeping. Read them once before you go out.

Polite start

✓ Sorry to bother you

polite opening

A polite way to complain

new one

✓ I'd really appreciate a fresh one.

polite way to ask for a remake

fresh one = a newly made one

no appetite

✓ That kind of killed my appetite.

this made me not want to eat

More natural than I'm not hungry

free

✓ It's on the house.

the restaurant pays for it

It means the restaurant pays, not a house

Quick answers

Polite start: what to say in English

Say “Sorry to bother you” — polite opening. A polite way to complain.

new one: what to say in English

Say “I'd really appreciate a fresh one.” — polite way to ask for a remake. fresh one = a newly made one.

no appetite: what to say in English

Say “That kind of killed my appetite.” — this made me not want to eat. More natural than I'm not hungry.

free: what to say in English

Say “It's on the house.” — the restaurant pays for it. It means the restaurant pays, not a house.

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