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At your table, how do you say 'Let's see the menu'?

Veamos el menú means 'Let's see the menu'.

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  1. Veamos el menú ✔
  2. Vamos a sentarnos
  3. Veamos la cuenta

Why: Veamos is 'let's see'. Vamos a sentarnos means 'Let's sit down'. In Spain you may also hear la carta for the menu.

Huh, didn't know that: FSI uses both phrases in the same restaurant scene.

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Answer: Veamos el menú. Veamos is 'let's see'. Vamos a sentarnos means 'Let's sit down'. In Spain you may also hear la carta for the menu.

  1. FSI Spanish Basic Course, Volume 1 Student Text (US government, public domain) fsi-language-courses-media.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/languages/Spanish/Basic/Volume%201/Fsi-SpanishBasicCourse-Volume1-StudentText.pdf
    Let's see the menu. Veamos el menú.
    Checked 2026-10-10.
  2. FSI Spanish Basic Course, Volume 1 Student Text (US government, public domain) fsi-language-courses-media.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/languages/Spanish/Basic/Volume%201/Fsi-SpanishBasicCourse-Volume1-StudentText.pdf
    Let's sit down. Vamos a sentarnos.
    Checked 2026-10-10.
  3. Wiktionary: carta (secondary check) en.wiktionary.org/wiki/carta
    menu (list of dishes in a restaurant)
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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