Master how to order at a restaurant with the key pattern
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| Let's look at some more examples. |
| Listen and repeat or speak along with the native speakers. |
| 我要水，谢谢。(Wǒ yào shuǐ, xièxie.) |
| 我要水，谢谢。(Wǒ yào shuǐ, xièxie.) |
| 我要咖啡，谢谢。(Wǒ yào kāfēi, xièxie.) |
| 我要咖啡，谢谢。(Wǒ yào kāfēi, xièxie.) |
| 我要炒饭，谢谢。(Wǒ yào chǎofàn, xièxie.) |
| 我要炒饭，谢谢。(Wǒ yào chǎofàn, xièxie.) |
| 我要菜单，谢谢。(Wǒ yào càidān, xièxie.) |
| 我要菜单，谢谢。(Wǒ yào càidān, xièxie.) |
| 我要一个勺子。(Wǒ yào yí gè sháozi.) |
| 我要一个勺子。(Wǒ yào yí gè sháozi.) |
| Did you notice I used a different pattern? |
| 我要一个勺子。(Wǒ yào yí gè sháozi.) |
| "I'd like a spoon." |
| First is 我 (wǒ), "I." 我. |
| After that is 要 (yào), "would like." 要. |
| Let's move to the end of the sentence, 勺子 (sháozi), "spoon." 勺子.勺子. |
| Before this is 一个 (yī ge), meaning "one" of something." 一个. 一个. |
| In this case, 一个勺子 (yí gè sháozi), "one spoon." 一个勺子. |
| 一个 (yī ge) has two parts. First is the number one. |
| 一 (yī). 一.一. |
| After that is the general measure word, 个 (gè). 个. 个. |
| In Chinese, you'll need a measure word after the number, and before the noun when talking about a certain number of things. The measure word varies depending on the type of object. For this lesson, we'll use the general measure word, 个 (gè). |
| Together 一个 (yī ge), "one" of something". 一个.一个. |
| Pronunciation note: when 一 (yī) is followed by a fourth tone, it changes from the first tone to the second tone. Listen to the pronunciation again. Yí gè, yí ge. |
| All together, 我要一个勺子。(Wǒ yào yí gè sháozi.) "I'd like one spoon," but in more natural English, "I'd like a spoon." 我要一个勺子。 |
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