TolkivoDining translation for ordering, allergies and the bill
With the Dining scene, Tolkivo translates a conversation with restaurant staff live, in both directions, on one phone. You can ask about ingredients, explain an allergy and confirm the order while both of you read the same screen.
Before you order
Choose your two languages and the Dining scene. Tolkivo adapts its wording to dishes, ingredients, allergies, tastes and paying, so the names of dishes and ingredients come out more accurately. If you have an allergy, decide how you will say it in one short sentence.
At the table
Place the phone on the table between you and the staff member and speak in turns. Ask what is in a dish, how spicy it is or what the staff recommend. Repeat your final order and let the staff member read it on the screen before they leave the table.
After the meal
The conversation is saved as text on your device. You can look up the name of a dish you liked or reread what the staff said about an ingredient. AI review can list what you ordered and anything the staff could not confirm.
Example: ordering with a shellfish allergy
Do you have any dishes without shrimp or crab? I am allergic to shellfish.
えびやかにを使っていない料理はありますか。甲殻類アレルギーがあります。
焼き魚定食と野菜の天ぷらは、えびもかにも使っていません。
The grilled fish set meal and the vegetable tempura contain no shrimp or crab.
Is the tempura fried in the same oil as shrimp?
その天ぷらは、えびと同じ油で揚げていますか。
はい、同じ油を使っています。焼き魚定食のほうをおすすめします。
Yes, we use the same oil. I recommend the grilled fish set meal instead.
Then one grilled fish set meal, please. Can I pay by card?
では、焼き魚定食を一つお願いします。カードで払えますか。
はい、カードをご利用いただけます。お会計はお席でお願いします。
Yes, you can use a card. Please pay at your table.
What AI review picks up from a dining conversation
AI review runs only when you ask for it. For a dining conversation, it collects what was said about the food, quoting the conversation and not adding anything that was not said.
- The dishes you ordered and the ingredients that were named
- Allergy statements and the answers the staff gave, quoted from the conversation
- How to pay and any conditions that were mentioned, such as paying at the table
- Anything the staff could not confirm, listed as an open question
Tips for restaurant conversations
- Name each food you cannot eat, one by one, and do not rely on a general word such as “seafood”.
- Ask about cooking oil, sauces and soup stock separately, because they are easy to forget.
- Point at the menu while you speak so the staff can match the dish to your words.
- If you have a serious allergy, confirm with the staff in more than one way and check the original text. Tolkivo is a communication aid and cannot confirm what is in a dish.
Questions people ask before they start
Can Tolkivo translate a printed menu?
Tolkivo translates spoken conversation, not photos or printed text. Ask the staff to describe a dish aloud and read the translation on the screen.
Does a noisy restaurant affect the translation?
Results depend on how clearly people speak and on background noise. Keep the phone close to both speakers, speak in short sentences and confirm the order on the screen.
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