How to Say ‘Can you bring us the bill?’ in Spain Spanish
¿Nos traes la cuenta?
nohs TRAH-ehs lah KWEN-tah
[nohs TRAH-ehs lah KWEN-tah]
💬 Usage Tip: Nos "us" goes before the verb, so "bring us" comes out as nos traes. Same with ¿me traes un café? "can you bring me a coffee?".
Phrase Breakdown
¿Nos traes
nohs TRAH-ehs
Will you bring us
'Nos' means 'us' and 'traes' means 'you bring', using the informal 'tú'. Spaniards often speak this way to waiters. Say 'traes' as two syllables: TRA-es.
¿Nos traes agua?
Will you bring us some water?
Words in this phrase
Nos
[nohs]
to us, for us
Indirect object pronoun meaning 'to/for us'.
¿Nos trae la carta?
Could you bring us the menu?
traes
[TRAH-ehs]
you bring
From 'traer' (to bring), informal 'you' form; common way to ask a waiter in Spain.
¿Me traes un café?
Can you bring me a coffee?
la cuenta?
lah KWEN-tah
the bill?
'La cuenta' is the restaurant bill. Raise your voice at the end to make it a question.
La cuenta, por favor.
The bill, please.
Words in this phrase
la
[lah]
the
A definite article used before a feminine singular noun.
«La» gente en esa empresa parece amable.
The people in that company seem kind.
cuenta
[KWEN-tah]
bill / check
Feminine noun for the bill in a restaurant or bar; also means account.
¿Nos trae la cuenta?
Could you bring us the bill?
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