da su orden al mesero

you give the waiter your order

he gives the waiter his order

da su orden al mesero(dah soo ohr-dehn ahl meh-seh-roh)

phrase

1.

(formal)

(second person singular)

a. you give the waiter your order

Usted le da su orden al mesero sin mirarlo. ¿Por qué lo hace?

You give the waiter your order without making eye contact. Why do you do that?

2. (third person singular)

a. he gives the waiter his order (masculine)

Cada vez que le da su orden al mesero, Esteban empieza: "Hoy vamos a pedir..."

Whenever he gives the waiter his order, Esteban begins: "Today we're going to order..."

b. she gives the waiter her order (feminine)

Una vez que le da su orden al mesero, Rut mira el celular.

Once she gives the waiter her order, Rut looks at her cellphone.

c. gives the waiter...order

Marta le da su orden al mesero, y él finge que la anota, pero ya sabe que siempre pide lo mismo.

Marta gives the waiter her order, and he pretends to take it down, but he already knows that she always orders the same.