What you say
Almost everything in a Serbian café starts with one word: može. It literally means “it's possible”, and it does the work of please, can I, and I'd like all at once.
What the waiter says
These four lines cover most of what you'll hear. Recognise them and the whole thing stops being frightening.
Words you'll need
Drop any of these into Može… and you have a new sentence.
Practise these
ExerciseOrdering food
Eighteen sentences from opening the menu to asking for the bill.
ExerciseAt the café
Sixteen sentences from sitting down to paying.
Want to hear me say all of these?
My free course has video of every phrase — slowly, then at the speed a waiter will actually say it. Ten lessons, and it costs nothing.