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How do you ask a waiter for the check in German?

Die Rechnung, bitte asks for the bill.

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  1. Die Rechnung, bitte. ✔
  2. Die Speisekarte, bitte.
  3. Das Wasser, bitte.

Why: Die Rechnung is the bill. Duden even lists 'die Rechnung, bitte!' as the typical request. The wrong choices ask for a menu or water.

Huh, didn't know that: Duden also lists the polite 'bringen Sie mir bitte die Rechnung'.

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Answer: Die Rechnung, bitte.. Die Rechnung is the bill. Duden even lists 'die Rechnung, bitte!' as the typical request. The wrong choices ask for a menu or water.

  1. Duden: Rechnung www.duden.de/rechtschreibung/Rechnung
    bringen Sie mir bitte die Rechnung; die Rechnung, bitte!
    Checked 2026-10-10.
  2. Duden: zahlen www.duden.de/rechtschreibung/zahlen
    Herr Ober, [ich möchte] bitte zahlen! (ich möchte meine Rechnung begleichen)
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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