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At the Restaurant

在饭馆

Zài fànguǎn

2:46 min video · 8 sentences · 6 key words

Transcript with pinyin and English

Hide the English to test yourself.
  1. 小王 Xiǎo Wáng您好！几位？想吃什么？Nín hǎo! Jǐ wèi? Xiǎng chī shénme?Hello! How many people? What would you like to eat?
  2. 大卫 Dà Wèi一位。请给我菜单。Yí wèi. Qǐng gěi wǒ càidān.Just one. Please give me the menu.
  3. 小王 Xiǎo Wáng这是菜单。我们的鱼很好吃。Zhè shì càidān. Wǒmen de yú hěn hǎochī.Here is the menu. Our fish is very tasty.
  4. 大卫 Dà Wèi我要这个，不要辣。Wǒ yào zhège, búyào là.I want this one, not spicy.
  5. 小王 Xiǎo Wáng您还要别的吗？Nín hái yào biéde ma?Do you want anything else?
  6. 大卫 Dà Wèi不用了，谢谢。多少钱？Búyòng le, xièxie. Duōshao qián?No need, thanks. How much is it?
  7. 小王 Xiǎo Wáng一共五十八块。Yígòng wǔ shí bā kuài.Fifty-eight yuan in total.
  8. 大卫 Dà Wèi可以用手机吗？Kěyǐ yòng shǒujī ma?Can I use my phone?

About this lesson

The viewer learns to ask for a menu, order a dish without spicy flavor, and ask for the bill in a Chinese restaurant.

How to practise

  1. Learn the phrases on the first card: these are the lines you will say in the situation.
  2. When you see 你会怎么说？, answer out loud in your own words before the real line plays, then repeat it.
  3. Keep the phrasebook at the end: the phrases, what you will hear, and a tip for the real thing.

Key words 生词

ChinesePinyinEnglishLevel
菜单càidānmenuHSK 2
不要辣búyàolànot spicy
多少钱duōshaoqiánhow much
一共yígòngin totalHSK 2
好吃hǎochītastyHSK 1
手机shǒujīmobile phoneHSK 1

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