Questions & Answers about Garson, bir çatal lütfen!
Why isn't there a verb in this sentence like "bring" or "I want"?
In simple polite requests, especially in restaurants or shops, you can just state the item you want followed by lütfen (please). You don't need a full verb phrase, though you could use one if you wanted to be more formal.
Is it polite to just call out Garson to get their attention?
Yes, in Turkey, simply saying Garson or Bakar mısınız? (Excuse me) is a very standard way to get a waiter's attention. Notice that Turkish doesn't add any special grammatical endings to words when you are directly calling out to someone.
Does bir mean "one" or "a" here?
It functions as both! In Turkish, the number bir (one) also acts as the indefinite article "a" or "an". Placing it directly before the noun çatal (fork) is the standard word order when using it this way.
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