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Paying and Tipping in Dutch

Learn essential Dutch phrases for requesting the bill, paying by card or cash, handling receipts, and tipping in cafes and restaurants.

A close-up, dramatic photograph of a customer's hand tapping a debit card on a modern portable payment terminal, held by a server, in a bustling, cozy Dutch cafe. Soft, warm lighting illuminates the interaction, with the inviting cafe interior blurred in the background, composed for a 3:2 landscape frame.
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37 Cards
Lesson#1
When you finish a meal, buy groceries, or have a coffee in the Netherlands, you will need to ask for the bill and settle up. This deck teaches spoken phrases for requesting the bill, choosing between card and cash, asking for receipts, and tipping in Dutch.
Lesson#2
The most common way to ask for the bill in a café or restaurant is 'De rekening, alstublieft'. The noun 'de rekening' means the bill.
Quiz#3
How do you say 'The bill, please' in Dutch?

De rekening, alstublieft

Lesson#4
Another natural and polite way to ask to pay is 'Mag ik afrekenen?'. The verb 'afrekenen' means to settle the bill or square up.
Quiz#5
How do you say 'May I settle the bill?' in Dutch?

Mag ik afrekenen?

Lesson#6
If you are dining with other people and want to pay together, you can say 'Kunnen we betalen?'. This means 'Can we pay?'.

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