Dinnertime Phrases and Sentences for Natural Conversation


Cleaning up after the meal


Can you clear the table, please?
Can you help me wash the dishes?
Can I help you wash the dishes?
Shall I clear the table?
Let me clear the table.
I'll clear the table and Mira will wash the dishes.
Clear the table of all that junk so I can put down the mats.
Can you remove the table cloth and shake it out?
Take it outside and shake it out.

What can go wrong at table and what you can do

Food can get caught in your teeth.
There may be something stuck in your teeth.
You can accidentally spill something over someone or their property.
You may drop some food on the table
You may have a gristle or a bone in your mouth you want to remove.

If you have something stuck in your teeth, wait to remove it privately or hide your mouth with the napkin and do the trick.
If you  accidentally spill something over someone or their property, apologize.  Even over apologize.
If you dropped some food on the table pick it up with your fingers and put it back on your plate.
I you have a gristle or a bone in your mouth you want to remove / take it out with cupped fingers.

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