Episode study · A1
Folge 16: Zahlen, bitte!
The group pays for several pizzas in cash, leaves a tip, and calls the meal Nawin’s farewell party.
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Episode summary
At the restaurant counter, the waiter greets them and asks whether they will pay together or separately. They choose together and ask what the order costs. Three salami pizzas come to 22.50; a tuna pizza and a Hawaii without ham add another 18 euros, for a total of 40.50. The waiter asks about cash or card. Someone pays cash with 45 euros and says keep the change, then takes the receipt. Back at the table they sort who gets which pizza—Hawaii without ham, tuna, and the several salami orders—so nobody grabs the wrong plate. One friend explains that a pizza is about ten euros plus tip and treats another person: Du bist eingeladen. The mood softens when they realize this may be the last pizza here because Nawin is leaving. They learn the warmer German word Abschiedsparty for the gathering and wish each other Guten Appetit before eating.
Key vocabulary
zahlen
Meaning: to pay
Example: Können wir bitte zahlen?
zusammen
Meaning: together
Example: Wir zahlen heute zusammen.
getrennt
Meaning: separately
Example: Möchten Sie getrennt zahlen?
kosten
Meaning: to cost
Example: Was kostet die Pizza?
der Euro
Meaning: euro
Example: Das macht zwanzig Euro.
bar
Meaning: in cash
Example: Ich zahle bar, hier sind fünfzig Euro.
die Karte
Meaning: card (payment)
Example: Kann ich mit Karte zahlen?
die Rechnung
Meaning: bill / receipt
Example: Können wir die Rechnung bitte haben?
das Trinkgeld
Meaning: tip
Example: Zehn Euro plus Trinkgeld sind okay.
Das stimmt so.
Meaning: Keep the change.
Example: Hier sind dreißig Euro. Das stimmt so.
die Abschiedsparty
Meaning: farewell party
Example: Am Freitag machen wir eine Abschiedsparty.
Guten Appetit!
Meaning: Enjoy your meal!
Example: Die Pizza ist da. Guten Appetit!
Grammar & usage focus
Paying the bill: prices, cash, and card
Key questions are Was kostet das? and Zahlen Sie zusammen oder getrennt? Totals often use Das macht zusammen … Euro. Choose a payment method with Ich zahle bar or mit Karte. If you overpay and do not want change, say Das stimmt so. Trinkgeld is the tip you add on top of the price.
Examples
- Das macht zusammen fünfunddreißig Euro.
- Zahlen Sie bar oder mit Karte?
Comprehension check
Do they pay together or separately?
Show answer: Together.
What is the total for all the pizzas?
Show answer: 40.50 euros.
How do they pay, and with how much cash?
Show answer: In cash with 45 euros; they say keep the change.
What does Du bist eingeladen mean here?
Show answer: Someone else is paying / it’s on me.
Why might this be the last pizza at this place?
Show answer: Because Nawin is leaving (farewell / Abschiedsparty).
Tips for shadowing this episode
Drill euro amounts out loud—zweiundzwanzig Euro fünfzig sounds very different from the digits. Learn both Zusammen and Getrennt so you can answer the waiter immediately. Das stimmt so is short, polite, and useful whenever you leave the change as a tip.
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