Abstract : Tantalizing our taste buds when traveling is always a treat! Learn the ever important words and phrases to get exactly what you want and need in any restaurant experience!
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Nǐ men hǎo ma? (How are you?) Huān yín lái Bennysland!(Welcome to Bennysland!) Jīn tiān wǒ yào jiè shào zài Zhōng guó chī fàn zěn me shuō (Today I'd like to introduce some mandarin that you can use when you are in a Chinese restaurant.) I'm sure you'll find this an interesting and tasty topic! Trying new dishes and delicacies is all a part of the amazing experience that is - China!
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shì shi |
试试 |
try |
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běn dì |
本地 |
local |
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yǒu míng |
有名 |
famous |
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diǎn xīn |
点心 |
dessert |
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shī zi tóu |
狮子头 |
Braised Lion's Head |
For example
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Wǒ xiǎng shì shi běn dì cài “shī zi tóu” I want to try the local dish “Braised Lion's Head”. |
我要试试本地菜 “狮子头”。 |
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Wǒ xiǎng shì shi zhè lǐ zuì yǒu míng de diǎn xīn. I'd like to try the most famous dessert here. |
我要试试这里最有名的点心。 |
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Nǐ yǒu shén me diǎn xīn? What dessert do you have? |
你有什么点心？ |
With the dishes, would you like to have one bowl of rice?
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wǎn |
碗 |
bowl |
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mǐ fàn |
米饭 |
（boiled)rice |
For example
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Nǐ men yǒu mǐ fàn ma? Do you have (boiled) rice? |
你们有米饭吗？ |
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Wǒ yào yī wǎn mǐ fàn. I want one bowl of rice. |
我要一碗米饭。
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Some other useful words you may want to know:
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cān jīn zhǐ |
餐巾纸 |
napkins |
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yá qiān |
牙签 |
toothpick |
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jiàng yóu |
酱油 |
soy sauce |
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là jiāo jiàng |
辣椒酱 |
chili paste |
For example
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Qǐng gěi wǒ cān jīn zhǐ. Please give me a napkin. |
请给我餐巾纸。 |
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Qǐng gěi wǒ yá qiān. Please give me a toothpick. |
请给我牙签。 |
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Qǐng gěi wǒ jiàng yóu. Please give me the soy sauce. |
请给我酱油。 |
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Qǐng gěi wǒ là jiāo jiàng. Please give me the chili. |
请给我辣椒酱。 |
So you can see we say “qǐng gěi wǒ...”in China, it's a little different from English, “please” is always in the beginning. Don't forget, let's talk more next time!
It's easy as ABC!
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