# First steps: Eating out

**Language:** Spanish  
**CEFR Level:** A1  

> Listen in as Nora and Marco talk through a dinner order in real, everyday Spanish. By the end of this course their conversation will feel easy to follow, and you'll be ready to join in.

**Setting:** A neighbourhood restaurant in Madrid on a summer evening, with a few tables out on the terrace. Nora has come for dinner with a friend and Marco is waiting tables. They use usted with each other.

## Lessons

### 1. Asking for a table

Nora asks Marco for a table outside for two.

### 2. Asking for the menu

Nora asks Marco for the menu and takes her time over it.

### 3. Ordering for two people

Nora orders one dish for herself and another for her friend.

### 4. Ordering drinks with a meal

Marco takes Nora's order for a beer and some still water.

### 5. Saying the food is good

Marco checks on the table, and Nora asks for more water.

### 6. Asking for the bill

Nora asks Marco for the bill, and they pay together.

### 7. Saying goodbye after a meal

Nora and Marco say goodnight at the end of the meal.