A restaurant staff member and customer practice ordering takeout in natural English. The dialogue covers greeting, specifying how many entrees, confirming pickup time at 8:00 PM, and explaining pre-ordering options for future visits. Useful phrases for anyone ordering food in the US.
Thank you. How may I help you?
Hi, I'd like to place an order for pickup.
Okay, how many entrees?
Um, I'll do 2 entrees.
Booking right now, it is going to be about 8:00.
8:00 is when you can pick it up?
Yeah, that's my next pickup order.
Can I think about it and I'll call back?
Do you guys know about pre-ordering?
No, we don't.
Some people call right on the open at 11 to place orders around 5 or 6. If those time slots are open, we will save them for you guys. And so by the time you guys get here, the food should be ready. And then if you need to, you can always call it day ahead if it's a large order. Even if it's a small, you can do that too.
Okay, thank you so much.
Yep, no problem.
All right, bye-bye.
Did I hear him right?
