Does Garcon mean boy or waiter?

“garçon” almost always means “boy”. In very rare cases, it also means “waiter”: Ex: “I am calling the waiter in the restaurant” means “J’appelle le garçon dans le restaurant”.

How do you respectfully call a waiter?

You can raise your hand with a smile and you’ll be served correctly. If you want to order something, you just have to call the waiter/tress by saying: “Excusez-moi” or saying : “Monsieur” for the waiter or “Mademoiselle” if it’s a young waitress or “Madame” if it’s an older waitress.

What is the female version of Garcon?

La fille
If the noun is plural then “The” becomes Les. For example : The boy = Le garçon. The girl = La fille.

Why does Garcon mean waiter?

Not many people do this anymore unless you are an elder as it’s quite old fashioned to call a server garçon. It means boy which sounds quite derogatory in English, but it’s not quite as bad as it sounds in French since it originated as a means of calling a waiter “garçon de café”.

How do you call a waiter in Paris?

Calling The Waiter “Garçon”

Do the French still call waiters Garcon?

Calling The Waiter “Garçon” However, there are more and more female servers today and it’s pretty outdated so I advise against using this term today. Just catch the server’s attention by saying “s’il vous plaît”. It’s easy and very polite.

What do you call waiter?

Terminology. An individual waiting tables (or waiting on or waiting at tables) or waitering or waitressing is commonly called a waiter, server, front server, waitress, member of the wait staff, waitstaff, serving staff server, waitperson, or waitron.

How do you say no waiter?

“Not today, thanks” or “No thank you, not today.” is another alternative. It is more tentative, and perhaps less honest, but sometimes pretending like it was at least something interesting is a bit of a softer way to reject something.

Why do people say Garcon for waiter?

Calling The Waiter “Garçon” It means boy which sounds quite derogatory in English, but it’s not quite as bad as it sounds in French since it originated as a means of calling a waiter “garçon de café”. Just catch the server’s attention by saying “s’il vous plaît”. It’s easy and very polite.