correcting service mistakes
Correcting Service Mistakes
Core Vocabulary
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Mistake
/ሚስቴክ/
ስህተት
An error or fault in something done.
በተከናወነ ነገር ላይ ያለ ስህተት ወይም ጉድለት።
Examples
"I think there is a mistake on my bill."
Incorrect
/ኢንኮሬክት/
ትክክል ያልሆነ
Not in accordance with fact or truth.
ከእውነታው ወይም ከእውነት ጋር የማይጣጣም።
Examples
"This is the incorrect order."
Receipt
/ሪሲት/
ደረሰኝ
A written statement saying that money has been received.
ገንዘብ እንደተቀበለ የሚገልጽ የጽሁፍ መግለጫ።
Examples
"Can I see the receipt, please?"
Refund
/ሪፈንድ/
ተመላሽ ክፍያ
A repayment of a sum of money.
የተከፈለ ገንዘብን መመለስ።
Examples
"I would like a refund for this broken item."
Overcharged
/ኦቨርቻርጅድ/
ከመጠን በላይ ማስከፈል
Charge someone too high a price for goods or a service.
ለዕቃዎች ወይም ለአገልግሎት ከመጠን በላይ ዋጋ መጠየቅ።
Examples
"I was overcharged for the drinks."
Missing
/ሚሲንግ/
የጎደለ
Absent or not found.
ያልተገኘ ወይም የሌለ።
Examples
"One of the items I ordered is missing."
Apology
/አፖሎጂ/
ይቅርታ
A regretful acknowledgment of an offense or failure.
ለጥፋት ወይም ለውድቀት የሚሰጥ የፀፀት መግለጫ።
Examples
"Please accept our apology for the delay."
Replace
/ሪፕሌስ/
መቀየር/መተካት
To provide a substitute for something.
ለአንድ ነገር ምትክ መስጠት።
Examples
"Could you replace this cold soup?"
Waiter
/ዌይተር/
አስተናጋጅ
A person whose job is to serve customers at their tables.
ደንበኞችን በጠረጴዛቸው ላይ የሚያገለግል ሠራተኛ።
Examples
"I need to speak with our waiter."
Manager
/ማናጀር/
ስራ አስኪያጅ
A person responsible for controlling or administering an organization.
ድርጅትን የመቆጣጠር ወይም የማስተዳደር ኃላፊነት ያለበት ሰው።
Examples
"May I speak to the manager about the service?"
Change
/ቼንጅ/
መልስ (ገንዘብ)
Money returned to someone as the balance of the sum paid.
ከተከፈለው ገንዘብ ላይ የሚመለስ ትርፍ።
Examples
"You gave me the wrong change."
Discount
/ዲስካውንት/
ቅናሽ
A deduction from the usual cost of something.
ከመደበኛው ዋጋ ላይ የሚቀነስ ገንዘብ።
Examples
"Can I get a discount for the inconvenience?"
Surcharge
/ሰርቻርጅ/
ተጨማሪ ክፍያ
An additional charge or fee.
ተጨማሪ ክፍያ ወይም ሂሳብ።
Examples
"Why is there a service surcharge on the bill?"
Route
/ራውት/
መንገድ
A way or course taken in getting from a starting point to a destination.
ከመነሻ ወደ መድረሻ ለመድረስ የሚወሰድ መንገድ።
Examples
"The driver took the wrong route."
Destination
/ዴስቲኔሽን/
መድረሻ
The place to which someone or something is going.
አንድ ሰው ወይም ነገር የሚሄድበት ቦታ።
Examples
"This is not my final destination."
Bill
/ቢል/
የሂሳብ ዝርዝር
A printed or written statement of the money owed for goods or services.
ለዕቃዎች ወይም ለአገልግሎቶች የሚከፈል የገንዘብ መግለጫ።
Examples
"Check the bill for any errors."
Tax
/ታክስ/
ግብር
A compulsory contribution to state revenue.
ለመንግስት ገቢ የሚከፈል የግዴታ ክፍያ።
Examples
"Does the price include sales tax?"
Portion
/ፖርሽን/
መጠን
The amount of food served for one person.
ለአንድ ሰው የሚቀርብ የምግብ መጠን።
Examples
"This portion is smaller than what I ordered."
Complaint
/ኮምፕሌይንት/
አቤቱታ/ቅሬታ
A statement that something is unsatisfactory or unacceptable.
አንድ ነገር አጥጋቢ እንዳልሆነ የሚገልጽ መግለጫ።
Examples
"I have a complaint about the room service."
Clerk
/ክለርክ/
ጸሐፊ/የሱቅ ሠራተኛ
A person who works in an office or shop.
በቢሮ ወይም በሱቅ ውስጥ የሚሠራ ሰው።
Examples
"The clerk scanned the item twice by mistake."
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