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Restaurant English (EN/ES)
The English that gets you hired and through a NYC restaurant shift. Con apoyo en español.
A free bilingual phrasebook for working in American restaurants: 14 EN/ES cards + the full phrase list. The walk-in ask, the interview answers, the trail (working audition), the floor calls (behind you, corner, heard), the kitchen code (86, on the fly, all day), guest phrases, and the money words. Built from real NYC restaurant shifts. Frases de inglés para el turno, con apoyo en español.
The floor calls
The floor has its own language, shouted so nobody crashes: "Behind you!" means I am passing behind you. "Corner!" means blind corner. "Heard" means understood. Learn these by ear first — they keep you and the plates safe. Se gritan para no chocar.
The kitchen code
"86 the salmon" means it ran out. "On the fly" means needed NOW. "All day" means the total count. It does not translate; you learn it. These four you will hear on your first day.
Say it loud, say it wrong
The rule that carries the whole phrasebook: say the phrase loud, even imperfect, and say it again. The floor teaches fast when you are not afraid of it. El piso respeta al que intenta.
That is three of the cards. The rest is in the download.
what's inside
- The walk-in: how to ask for the job in one sentence
- The floor calls everyone shouts: behind you, corner, hot, heard
- The kitchen code that does not translate: 86, on the fly, all day
- Guest phrases and the recover-fast lines when something goes wrong
- The money words: tip-out, schedule, picking up shifts
- PHRASES-EN-ES.txt — the full phrasebook, every line translated
questions
Is this for Spanish speakers only?
The phrases are for anyone new to American restaurant floors. The Spanish support lines make it especially useful for hispanohablantes, but the English is the product.
How do I get the job in the first place?
That is its own free guide on this page: GET HIRED IN NYC RESTAURANTS — the 15-venue method, the resume fix, and what a trail is. Take both.
Is this really free?
Yes. The 14 cards, the PDF, and the full EN/ES phrasebook download instantly. The price is your email, which also joins the insider list for the next drop.
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