“Could you bring the bill, please?” in Telugu

When to use it

Use it at the end of a meal to ask the waiter politely for the bill.

The sentence in English (“Could you bring the bill, please?”)

In “Could you bring the bill, please?” ‘Could’ softens the request and ‘please’ closes it.

Could

auxiliary verbcan · form: conditional · modal verb; "Could you…?" is a polite request

you

pronounpersonal pronoun

bring

verbbring · form: base form (infinitive without "to") · after a modal verb the main verb has no "to"

the

determinerdefinite article

bill

nounnoun; the check at a restaurant

please

adverbpoliteness word

The sentence in Telugu (“దయచేసి బిల్లు తీసుకురాగలరా?”)

In “దయచేసి బిల్లు తీసుకురాగలరా?” the single verb ‘తీసుకురాగలరా’ holds four parts: bring, ‘గల’ (can), ‘రు’ (respectful you) and the question ‘ఆ’. No separate ‘you’ is needed.

దయచేసి

adverb'please', opening a polite request

బిల్లు

noun'bill'

తీసుకురాగలరా

verbtīsukurāvu · form: abilitative (-gala-), question (-ā) · person: 2nd, respectful · bring + gala 'can' + ru 'you (respectful)' + ā (question)

What changes from one language to the other (English × Telugu)

English uses separate words; Telugu packs them into one verb.

Example conversation