Episode 0001
Summary
A customer in a restaurant expresses frustration during his order when the menu is not in English and the wait time for food is 20 minutes. He ultimately decides to leave and find food elsewhere, expressing his anger in Italian.
Transcript (Click timestamp to jump)
Good evening. My name is Fabio. I'll be your waiter for tonight. May I take your order?
No, I'm still working on it. This menu's not even in English. What's good here?
For you, sir, I would recommend spaghetti and meatballs.
Does it come with Coke and fries?
It comes with either soup or salad and a complimentary glass of wine, sir.
I'll go with the spaghetti and meatballs, salad, and the wine.
Excellent choice. Your order will be ready soon.
How soon is soon?
20 minutes.
You know what? I'll just go grab a burger across the street.
Ma vaffanculo, mi tiri in questo locale, mi fai tutte 'ste domande, ancora? Ma va', va', figlio di...
Oh screw you, you drag me into this place, you ask me all these questions, still? Come on, go, son of a...
Summary
The audio features a podcast where hosts Marco and Amira introduce and analyze a dialogue between a waiter and a demanding customer in a restaurant. The customer asks many questions about the menu, expresses dissatisfaction with it not being in English, and ultimately decides to leave for fast food, which infuriates the waiter. The hosts then break down key vocabulary and phrases from the dialogue, such as "I'm still working on it," "Coke and fries," "complimentary glass of wine," and "I'll go with." They conclude by explaining why the waiter was angry and discuss the importance of their podcast's focus on high-frequency, practical language.
Transcript (Click timestamp to jump)
Hello English learners and welcome to English Pod. My name is Marco.
I'm Amira.
And Amira and I are here today with a great, great lesson for you.
Yes, we are.
Today we're going to be talking about a restaurant. Amira, why don't you give us a little bit more details?
Well, we're talking about a situation in a restaurant and two people are involved, the waiter and the customer. And I don't want to say any more.
Okay, don't say any more. Let's just listen to this dialogue and we'll be back later to explain it.
Good evening. My name is Fabio. I'll be your waiter for tonight. May I take your order?
No, I'm still working on it. This menu is not even in English. What's good here?
For you, sir, I would recommend spaghetti and meatballs.
Does it come with Coke and fries?
It comes with either soup or a salad and a complimentary glass of wine, sir.
Uh, I'll go with the spaghetti and meatballs, salad, and the wine.
Excellent choice. Your order will be ready soon.
How soon is soon?
20 minutes?
You know what? I'll just go grab a burger across the street.
Ma va, va', piglia', ma ti viene in questo locale, mi fai tutte 'ste domande ancora? Ma va, va', piglia'!
Oh, go on, get out, you come to this place, you ask me all these questions? Oh, go on, get out!
Oh oh, what a waiter.
What a waiter! He is really angry at this customer and I can't blame him. I would be angry too.
Yeah. So, I think Marco, you have chosen some interesting expressions for us here. What is the first one?
Well, the first one is 'I'm still working on it.'
I'm still working on it.
I'm still working on it.
I'm still working on it.
Why don't we listen to some other examples on how you can use this word and then we'll come back and explain it.
Did you finish reading the magazine?
I'm still working on it.
Did you fix my car?
I'm still working on it.
Ah, so, you could say 'I'm still working on it' means 'I still need more time.'
Fantastic. Great. Okay, it's clear.
I have another one for you guys. It's a phrase commonly used and you'll hear it all the time. Coke and fries.
Coke and fries.
Coke and fries.
Coke and fries. It's a short way of saying Coca-Cola and french fries.
So that's basically America's fast food.
Yeah, burger, Coke and fries.
Okay. What's next on the menu?
On the menu, we have a complimentary glass of wine.
Complimentary glass of wine.
Complimentary glass of wine.
Complimentary means...
That it's free.
Free.
Yes. We love that, huh?
Yeah, we definitely like free things.
Well, um, I have another one for us here, another interesting phrase. 'I'll go with.'
I'll go with.
I'll go with.
I'll go with.
So basically it's another way of saying 'I'm choosing.'
Yeah, I'll choose or I'll take.
I'll take.
Uh huh.
Okay, very good.
All right, the next word that I want to take a look at is grab.
Grab.
Grab.
Grab.
Okay, now let's listen to some other examples of how we could use grab in different situations and then we'll come back and explain it.
On your way home, can you grab some milk?
Wait for me, please. I need to grab my coat.
Let's grab a cup of coffee.
All right, well, I would understand that 'go grab' means 'go get quickly.'
To go get quickly, yeah.
Yeah. All right, everyone. So now it's time to listen one more time to the dialogue and listen carefully and try to understand why the waiter doesn't like the customer. Let's listen.
Good evening. My name is Fabio. I'll be your waiter for tonight. May I take your order?
No, I'm still working on it. This menu is not even in English. What's good here?
For you, sir, I would recommend spaghetti and meatballs.
Does it come with Coke and fries?
It comes with either soup or a salad and a complimentary glass of wine, sir.
Uh, I'll go with the spaghetti and meatballs, salad, and the wine.
Excellent choice. Your order will be ready soon.
How soon is soon?
20 minutes?
You know what? I'll just go grab a burger across the street.
Ma va, va', piglia', ma ti viene in questo locale, mi fai tutte 'ste domande ancora? Ma va, va', piglia'!
Oh, go on, get out, you come to this place, you ask me all these questions? Oh, go on, get out!
Marco, why did this waiter get angry at the customer?
Well, he basically wasted the waiter's time. I mean, this guy comes into the restaurant, he is not very polite, and he's asking all these questions, and in the end he just gets up and says, 'Ah, I'll just go grab a burger across the street.'
Yeah, and I also think that this guy was a lot more casual than the place he was in, right?
Yeah, yeah, I think this was a nice, uh, fancy restaurant, so I think he was in the wrong place.
Yeah. So, how many times, Marco, tell me, do you really have fast food a week?
Fast food, let's see, uh, Monday, Tuesday, Wednes... No, I'm just kidding.
Oh my god.
No, no. Um, I think I get fast food maybe once a week, once or twice a week.
All right, talking about fast food made me hungry, so I think I'm going to go grab something to eat myself.
Yeah, me too.
All right. I hope you guys enjoyed the lesson today and remember that all of this vocabulary is useful for your everyday needs.
Yes. Well, actually here in English Pod, we focus on phrases and words that are high frequency and that means that you can use them every day in your practical life.
Exactly. And be sure to go to our website at EnglishPod.com where you can find many other resources and you can leave your questions and comments at our community forum.
So, thank you very much for listening. We'll be back tomorrow with another great lesson for you. So until then, bye.
Bye.
Summary
The audio presents an English vocabulary lesson, guiding listeners through various words and phrases. It begins with an introduction to vocabulary words like 'still working on', 'suggest', 'would recommend', 'complimentary', 'go with', and 'grab', by presenting their meanings followed by the word itself. The lesson then proceeds to a faster-paced repetition segment and concludes with example sentences demonstrating the usage of these vocabulary items in context.
Transcript (Click timestamp to jump)
The English Pod audio review.
Listen to the meaning, then say the vocabulary word.
Not yet completed. Need more time.
Still working on.
Suggest.
Would recommend.
Free.
Complimentary.
To choose. Pick.
Go with.
To get quickly.
Grab.
Let's try that faster.
Not yet completed. Need more time.
Still working on.
To get quickly.
Grab.
Suggest.
Would recommend.
To get quickly.
Grab.
To choose. Pick.
Go with.
Now say the word and hear it in a sentence.
Still working on.
Have you decided what to do tonight?
I'm still working on it.
Complimentary.
Would you like a complimentary dessert?
Go with.
I'll go with the red dress instead of the blue one.
Grab.
Let's grab some beers after work.
Go with.
I'll go with the red dress instead of the blue one.
Grab.
Let's grab some beers after work.