How do you say "the receipt" in Spanish?
(As in the kind of reciept you receive at a restauraunt after paying.)
6 Answers
In Mexico it is la cuenta as in "La cuenta, por favor."
In a restaurant for instance you would ask for "la cuenta", in a store you might ask for "el recibo"...or maybe after you get your "cuenta" you pay for your food in a restaurant with your "tarjeta de crédito" but the waiter forgets to bring your "recibo de crédito"...as in the recipt confirming that your card had been charged... "Recibo" and "cuenta" mean the same thing but sound more natural in different situations.
I've heard both la cuenta and la boleta when I travel. I have also been told it is more polite to stay seated, catch the waiter's eye, then make a hand motion as if you are writing on your palm. It's rude to get up and ask for it.
One of the nicest things about dining in Central and South America is that nobody rushes you out of your table. You are free, maybe expected, to make a night of it visitng with friends and family. That is very unlike the US, where you are gently reminded with, "anything else?" until you are guilted to leave. Of course, from the waiter's point of view, time costs tips.
Recibo is the generic word for receipt, as in proof of payment. As Heidita said, the word for the bill in a restaurant varies, but usually it's la cuenta or la nota.
HI cordan, it might depend on the country:
la nota, la cuenta,
I have seen "recibo" in the dictionary for receipt. Check the usage though.Buena suerte.
