Could I take your order?

Could I take your order (now)?

and Can I take your order (now)?; May I take your order (now)?

an expression used by food service personnel to determine if the customer is ready to order food. Waiter: May I take your order now? Mary: Of course. Jane, what are you going to have? Jane: I'm still trying to decide. Waiter: I'll be back in a minute. Waiter: Can I take your order? Mary: Yes, we're ready.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Dolores	do-LO-res (Spanish), də-LAWR-is (English)	Spanish, English
Sunny	['sʌni]
Stafford	STAF-ərd	English
Melete	-	Greek Mythology
Caelius	-	Ancient Roman
Adriana	ahd-RYAH-nah (Italian, Spanish, Polish), ayd-ree-AN-ə (English)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, English