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Dining Out
- Where is there a good restaurant?
Něi yì jiā cānguǎn bǐjiào hǎo? - A table for two. Liǎng wèi.
- The menu, please. Qǐng gěi wǒ càidān.
- The wine list, please. Qǐng gěi wǒ yí fèn jiǔshǔi dānzi.
- appetizer xiǎochī
- main course zhǔcài
- dessert tiándiǎn
- I would like something to drink. Wǒ xiǎng yào diǎn er hē de.
- A glass of water, please. Qǐng gěi wǒ yì bēi shǔi.
- A cup of tea, please. Qǐng gěi wǒ yì bēi chá.
- coffee with milk kāfēi jiā niúnǎi
- beer píjiǔ
- Do you have vegetarian dishes (here)? Zhèlǐ yǒu shénmeyàng de shūcài?
- That's all. Jiù zhèyàng.
- The check, please. Qǐng jiézhàng.
- Is the tip included? Zhè lǐmiàn bāokuò xiǎofèi ma?
- breakfast zǎocān
- lunch wǔcān
- dinner wǎncān
- Enjoy the meal! Màn màn chī!
- To your health! Zhù nǐ jiànkāng!
- It's delicious! Hěn hǎochī!
- plate pánzi
- fork chāzi
- knife dāo
- spoon tiáogēng
- chopsticks kuàizi
- napkin cānjīn
- a cup yì bēi
- a glass yì bēi
- a bottle of wine yì píng jiǔ
- ice cube bīngkuài er
- salt yán
- pepper hújiāo
- sugar táng
- soup tāng
- salad sèlā
- bread miànbāo
- butter huángyóu
- noodles miàntiáo
- (cooked) rice mǐfàn
- cheese rǔlào
- vegetables shūcài
- chicken jī(ròu)
- pork zhūròu
- beef niúròu
- I like my steak rare. Wǒde niúpái yào shēng yìdiǎn er.
- I like my steak medium. Wǒde niúpái yào zhōngshú.
- I like my steak well-done. Wǒde niúpái yào shú yìdiǎn er.
- juice guǒzhī
- pie xiàn er bǐng
- ice cream bīngqílín
- Another, please. Qǐng zài lái yí ge.
- More, please. Qǐng zài jiā yíxiē.
- Pass the… please. Qǐng bǎ… gěi wǒ.
- spicy là
- sweet tián
- sour suān
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