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It’s polite to offer your guests a second helping if they are still hungry.
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It’s polite to offer your guests a second helping if they are still hungry.
Study notes
How to use in different contexts
Giving Advice
You should always offer your guests a second helping if they seem hungry.
Describing Habits
I always make sure to offer my guests a second helping; it's a part of my hospitality.
Asking About Others
Do you usually offer your guests seconds if they haven't finished their plates?
Sharing Hypotheticals
If I didn't offer a second helping, my guests might feel I wasn't being hospitable.
Rephrased versions
Formal
It is considered courteous to provide your guests with a second serving if they appear to still be hungry.
Casual
It's good manners to ask if your guests want more food if they look hungry.
Simpler English
Offer more food to your guests if they are still hungry.
Phrases to learn
second helping
An additional serving of food.
still hungry
Continuing to feel hungry.