Lesson 18 of 18 · Café & Bar
Shift Handover and Closing-Task Clarification
Give a short closing shift handover distinguishing one completed task (*ho fatto*, *ho sparecchiato*, *ho portato*) from one remaining task (*resta da sparecchiare*, *chi fa questo compito?*), confirm who will perform the remaining task (*faccio io* / *fai tu* / *fa Marco*), and clarify corrected instructions accurately without guessing.
Learn these expressions
Ho sparecchiato il tavolo uno.
I cleared table one.
Reporting a completed clearing task.
Ho portato le tazzine al lavaggio.
I took the cups to dishwashing.
Reporting completed tableware transport.
Resta da sparecchiare il tavolo due.
Table two remains to be cleared.
Reporting an unfinished task.
Chi fa questo compito?
Who will do this task?
Clarifying task assignment.
Faccio io prima di finire.
I will do it before finishing.
Volunteering to complete a task.
Il mio turno finisce adesso.
My shift finishes now.
Stating shift completion time.
New words
- ho sparecchiato
- I cleared (past form of sparecchiare)
- ho portato
- I took / I carried (past form of portare)
- ho fatto
- I did / I completed (past form of fare)
- resta da...
- remains to be... / still to be done (verb restare + preposition da)
- il compito
- the task / duty (masculine singular noun; plural i compiti)
- chi fa...?
- who will do...? (question word chi = who + verb fa)
- faccio io
- I'll do it / I will do it (emphatic subject pronoun io)
- fai tu?
- will you do it? (informal question with subject pronoun tu)
- prima di finire
- before finishing (preposition prima di + infinitive finire)
- adesso
- now / right now (adverb)
- è già fatto
- is already done; già = already
- Tu sparecchi il tavolo due.
- You will clear table two. (informal confirmation after acceptance)
- tu porti
- you take / will take (informal confirmation)
- il tavolo uno è fatto
- table one is done
You may hear
- A che punto siamo? = Where are we up to?
- Il tavolo due è già fatto. = Table two is already done.
- Ci penso io. = I'll take care of it.
- Buon riposo! = Have a good rest!
Grammar tipsShow
Fixed Completed Actions (Ho sparecchiato, Ho portato):
To report completed actions, learn these as fixed phrases:
Ho sparecchiato il tavolo uno. (I cleared table one.)
Ho portato le tazzine al lavaggio. (I took the cups to dishwashing.)
Ho fatto questo compito. (I completed this task.)
Reporting Remaining Work (Resta da...):
To name an unfinished task, say Resta da [verbo]:
Resta da sparecchiare il tavolo due. (Table two remains to be cleared.)
Resta da portare i piatti. (The plates remain to be taken.)
Assigning Responsibility (Faccio io vs Fai tu):
To volunteer: Faccio io (I will do it).
To ask your coworker: Fai tu questo compito? (Will you do this task?)
After a coworker accepts, confirm the full action: Tu porti i bicchieri al lavaggio. — You will take the glasses to dishwashing.
Listen to the conversation
Listen once without reading. Then step through the lines below, one turn at a time.
Listening practice
Listen, pick an answer, then reveal the spoken words to check. Practice only, not an exam.
Question 1
What does Sam report about the tasks?
Question 2
Who will take the drinking glasses to dishwashing?