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Learn top 10 must-know vocabulary for the restaurant
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Hi! Welcome to Chinese Top Words. Today, we are going to learn top 10 must-know vocabulary for the restaurant. |
1. 服务员 (fúwùyuán) “waiter/waitress) |
服务员,我们要两杯水。 (Fúwùyuán, wǒmen yào liǎng bēi shuǐ.) “Waiter, we need two glasses of water.” |
If you want iced water, I will suggest to you to say - 服务员,我们要两杯冰水。(Fúwùyuán, wǒmen yào liǎng bēi bīng shuǐ.). 冰水 (Bīng shuǐ) means “iced water”. |
2. 菜单 (càidān) “menu” |
这是我们的新菜单。 (Zhè shì wǒmen de xīn càidān.) “This is our new menu.” |
In China, it’s so easy. Even if you do not know any Chinese, the menu is like a book. Every dish has a picture on that. The only problem for Chinese menu is maybe you will get a dish which is not fully consistent with the picture. |
3. 点菜 (diǎncài) “to order” |
可以点菜了吗? (Kěyǐ diǎncài le ma?) “Can we order now?” |
4. 酒 (jiǔ) “alcoholic drink” |
不好意思,我不喝酒。 (Bùhǎoyìsi, Wǒ bù hē jiǔ.) “Sorry, I don't drink alcohol.” |
5. 饮料 (yǐnliào) “non-alcoholic drink” |
你想喝什么饮料?可乐还是果汁? (Nǐ xiǎng hē shénme yǐnliào? Kělè hái shì guǒzhī?) “What kind of drink do you want? Cola or juice?” |
So in China, cola is not necessarily Coca-Cola. It’s actually a category. So Pepsi is one of the cola. For example, if you want other cola, you might get a Pepsi, you might get a Chinese-brand cola, you might get a Coca-Cola. You never knew. |
6. 特色菜 (tèsè cài) “specialty” |
你们这的特色菜是什么? (Nǐmen zhè de tèsè cài shì shénme?) “What is your specialty dish?” |
This is very commonly used question when I’m in a Chinese restaurant. I don’t want to get disappointed and this is the most direct and easy way for you to get delicious food. |
7. 筷子 (kuàizi) “chopsticks” |
你的筷子用得很好。 (Nǐ de kuàizi yòng de hěn hǎo.) “You are good at using chopsticks.” |
I never have experienced of saying this sentence in Chinese. I guess everybody is good at using chopsticks. Otherwise, they cannot survive in China. |
8. 刀叉 (dāochā) “fork and knife” |
清再来一副刀叉。 (Qǐngzài lái yífù dāochā.) “Another set of forks and knives, please.” |
9. 买单 (mǎidān) “to get the check” |
服务员,买单。 (Fúwùyuán, mǎidān.) “Waiter, check please.” |
Or you can say - 结账 (Jiézhàng). It also means “check please”. |
10. 好吃 (hǎochī) “tasty” |
这道牛排很好吃。 (Zhè dào niúpái hěn hǎochī.) “This steak tasted very good.” |
Or if you want to stress this dish is really, really good, you can say - 这道牛排好好吃。 (Zhè dào niúpái hǎo hǎochī.) |
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