Lesson 22
In a Restaurant
Dialogue 1
Get a menu and order
| Nǐ mén yǒu yīng wén cài dān ma ? |
| “Do you have an English menu?” |
| 你们有英文菜单吗? |
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| Yǒu ， gěi nín 。 |
| “Yes, here you are.” |
| 有，给您。 |
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| Yǒu shén me tè sè cài ? |
| “What specialties do you have?” |
| 有什么特色菜? |
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| Wǒ mén yǒu má pó dòu fǔ hé gōng bǎo jī dīng |
| “We have spicy sautéed bean curd with pepper and diced chicken stir fried with red pepper and peanuts.” |
| 我们有麻婆豆腐和宫保鸡丁。 |
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| Wǒ diǎn má pó dòu fǔ 。 |
| “I want the spicy sautéed bean curd with pepper.” |
| 我点麻婆豆腐。 |
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Dialogue 2
Paying the bill
| Mǎi dān 。 |
| “Bill, please.” |
| 买单 |
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| Xiān shēng ， yī gòng shì sān shí kuài qián 。 |
| “Sir, thirty dollars in total.” |
| 先生，一共是三十块钱。 |
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| Néng bāng wǒ dǎ bāo ma ? |
| “Can you put it in a doggy bag?” |
| 能帮我打包吗? |
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| Dāng rán kě yǐ 。 |
| “Of course.” |
| 当然可以。 |
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| Yǒu fā piào ma ? |
| “Do you have receipts?” |
| 有发票吗? |
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| Duì bù qǐ ， méi yǒu fā piào 。 |
| “I’m sorry, we’re do not offer receipts.” |
| 对不起，没有发票 |
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Vocabulary
| nǐ mén |
you (plural) |
你们 |
| yīng wén |
English |
英文 |
| cài dān |
menu |
菜单 |
| gěi |
give |
给 |
| tè sè cài |
specialties |
特色菜 |
| má pó dòu fǔ |
spicy tofu |
麻婆豆腐 |
| gōng bǎo jī dīng |
spicy chicken |
宫保鸡丁 |
| diǎn |
order |
点 |
| mǎi dān |
paying a bill |
买单 |
| yī gòng |
in total |
一共 |
| dǎ bāo |
put in a doggy bag |
打包 |
| fā piào |
receipt |
发票 |
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