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How do you ask for the check in French?

Use L'addition, s'il vous plaît to ask for the check.

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  1. Le billet, s'il vous plaît.
  2. L'addition, s'il vous plaît. ✔
  3. La monnaie, s'il vous plaît.

Why: L'addition is the standard French word for a restaurant check. Le billet is a ticket or banknote, and la monnaie is change.

Huh, didn't know that: Régler l'addition means to pay the bill.

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I asked for l'addition and the waiter brought me a math test.
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Answer: L'addition, s'il vous plaît.. L'addition is the standard French word for a restaurant check. Le billet is a ticket or banknote, and la monnaie is change.

  1. Le Robert, addition dictionnaire.lerobert.com/definition/addition
    Note présentant le total des dépenses, au restaurant, au café.
    Checked 2026-10-12.

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