In this deck, you will learn how to order food and drink, ask for the bill, and talk to waitstaff in Russian. You will practise asking what dishes are recommended and finding out what ingredients are inside them. These phrases will give you the confidence to dine out anywhere in Russia.

To call your server or ask for what you need, start with the person serving you. The Russian word for waiter is официант. The word for menu is меню, which is invariant and never changes its ending. A standard polite way to ask for an item is to say Дайте, пожалуйста, which means give, please.

Another very polite way to request an item at your table is with the verb принесите, meaning bring. Принесите, пожалуйста means bring, please. For table staples, bread is хлеб, water is вода, and mineral water is минеральная вода. When asking for water as a direct object, the feminine noun вода changes to воду.