Da li želite račun za večeru sada?

Da li is a very common way to form a yes/no question in Serbian.

So:

Da li želite račun za večeru sada?
= Do you want / Would you like the bill for dinner now?

It does not translate word-for-word very neatly into English, but its job is simply to mark the sentence as a question.

A very common alternative is:

Želite li račun za večeru sada?

That is also correct and often sounds a bit more compact.

Želite is the 2nd person plural present form of želeti (to want, to wish).

It can mean:

• you all want, or
• you want when speaking politely/formally to one person.

In a restaurant, staff usually speak politely to customers, so želite is the expected form.

Compare:

• želiš = you want (informal singular)
• želite = you want (formal singular or plural)

Usually, yes.

Both can work in some contexts, but they are not exactly the same in tone:

• želite = more polite, more courteous, more service-style
• hoćete = more direct, often more casual

So in a restaurant, Da li želite račun...? sounds more polished than Da li hoćete račun...?

A waiter is more likely to use želite than hoćete.

Here, račun is the direct object of the verb želite.

In Serbian, direct objects are usually in the accusative case.
However, račun is a masculine inanimate noun, and for many masculine inanimate nouns, the accusative singular looks the same as the nominative singular.

So:

• nominative: račun
• accusative: račun

That is why it stays račun.

Because the preposition za here takes the accusative case, and večera is a feminine noun.

So:

• nominative: večera
• accusative: večeru

That gives:

za večeru = for dinner

This is a very common Serbian pattern:

• za ručak = for lunch
• za večeru = for dinner
• za doručak = for breakfast

In this context, račun means the restaurant bill/check.

The word račun is broad and can also mean:

• a receipt
• a bill/invoice
• an account (like a bank account)

So the exact meaning depends on context.

In a restaurant, if someone says račun, it normally means the bill/check.

Not always.

If the context is obvious, a waiter would very often just say:

Da li želite račun?
or
Želite li račun?

Adding za večeru makes the phrase more explicit, but in a restaurant it is often unnecessary because everyone already knows what the bill is for.

So the full sentence is correct, but shorter versions are often more natural in everyday speech.

No. Serbian word order is fairly flexible.

You can move sada around depending on emphasis:

• Da li želite račun za večeru sada?
• Da li sada želite račun za večeru?
• Želite li sada račun?

Putting sada near the end can emphasize the timing: now.

In natural conversation, a waiter might also say:

• Da li želite račun sada?
• Želite li račun odmah?

Here odmah means right away / immediately, which can sound very natural in service situations.

Yes, it is understandable and polite.

That said, native speakers might often use slightly shorter or more idiomatic versions, such as:

• Da li želite račun?
• Želite li račun?
• Da li da vam donesem račun? = Shall I bring you the bill?
• Želite li odmah račun? = Would you like the bill right away?

So your sentence is fine, but in real restaurant speech, a simpler version is often more common.

Yes.

A very common alternative is:

Želite li račun za večeru sada?

This uses li after the verb, which is another standard way to form a yes/no question.

So both are correct:

• Da li želite račun za večeru sada?
• Želite li račun za večeru sada?

The second one is often a bit more concise.

Then you would use želiš instead of želite:

Da li želiš račun za večeru sada?

That is the informal singular form.

Still, in real life, this exact sentence is most natural in a waiter/customer setting, where the polite form želite is normally preferred.