{"id":889,"date":"2014-04-10T11:50:58","date_gmt":"2014-04-10T03:50:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.allmandarin.com\/?p=889"},"modified":"2019-11-28T17:45:41","modified_gmt":"2019-11-28T09:45:41","slug":"restaurant-chinese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allmandarin.com\/restaurant-chinese.html","title":{"rendered":"Restaurant Chinese"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mastering restaurant Chinese is a survival skill in China. Learning some phrases and sentences is a great way for you to enjoy life. Here, I will clearly demonstrate appropriate restaurant Chinese in different situations.<\/p>\n

1\uff0c\u9884\u7ea6Reservation<\/h2>\n

I\u2019d like to make a reservation for tonight.
\nw\u01d2 xi\u01ceng y\u00f9 d\u00ecng j\u012bn w\u01cen de zu\u00f2 w\u00e8i \u3002<\/span>
\n \u6211 \u60f3 \u9884 \u5b9a \u4eca \u665a \u7684 \u5ea7 \u4f4d \u3002<\/span><\/p>\n

Five people.
\nw\u01d2 men w\u01d4 w\u00e8i \u3002<\/span>
\n \u6211 \u4eec \u4e94 \u4f4d \u3002<\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019d like to sit by the windows.
\nw\u01d2 xi\u01ceng zu\u00f2 z\u00e0i k\u00e0o chu\u0101ng bi\u0101n \u3002<\/span>
\n \u6211 \u60f3 \u5750 \u5728 \u9760 \u7a97 \u8fb9 \u3002<\/span><\/p>\n

My surname is Yang.
\nmi\u01cen gu\u00ec x\u00ecng y\u00e1ng \u3002<\/span>
\n \u514d \u8d35 \u59d3 \u6768 \u3002<\/span><\/p>\n

I didn\u2019t make a reservation, can I get a seat?
\nw\u01d2 m\u00e9i y\u01d2u y\u00f9 yu\u0113 \uff0c h\u00e1i y\u01d2u k\u014dng w\u00e8i ma \uff1f<\/span>
\n \u6211 \u6ca1 \u6709 \u9884 \u7ea6 \uff0c \u8fd8 \u6709 \u7a7a \u4f4d \u5417 \uff1f<\/span><\/p>\n

2,\u70b9\u83dcOrder Dishes.<\/h2>\n

Do you have an English menu?
\nn\u01d0 men y\u01d2u y\u012bng w\u00e9n c\u00e0i d\u0101n ma \uff1f<\/span>
\n \u4f60 \u4eec \u6709 \u82f1 \u6587 \u83dc \u5355 \u5417 \uff1f<\/span><\/p>\n

What\u2019s the special dishes?
\ny\u01d2u sh\u00e9n me t\u00e8 s\u00e8 c\u00e0i \uff1f<\/span>
\n \u6709 \u4ec0 \u4e48 \u7279 \u8272 \u83dc \uff1f<\/span><\/p>\n

I want my steak rare.
\nni\u00fa p\u00e1i w\u01d2 y\u00e0o y\u00ec ch\u00e9ng shu \u3002<\/span>
\n \u725b \u6392 \u6211 \u8981 \u4e00 \u6210 \u719f \u3002<\/span><\/p>\n

Medium Rare
\ns\u0101n ch\u00e9ng shu<\/span>
\n \u4e09 \u6210 \u719f<\/span><\/p>\n

Medium.
\nw\u01d4 ch\u00e9ng shu<\/span>
\n \u4e94 \u6210 \u719f<\/span><\/p>\n

Medium well
\nq\u012b ch\u00e9ng shu<\/span>
\n \u4e03 \u6210 \u719f<\/span><\/p>\n

Well done
\nqu\u00e1n sh\u00fa<\/span>
\n \u5168 \u719f<\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019d like some more spice.
\nw\u01d2 xi\u01ceng ch\u012b l\u00e0 y\u00ec xi\u0113 \u3002<\/span>
\n \u6211 \u60f3 \u5403 \u8fa3 \u4e00 \u4e9b.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mild
\nq\u012bng d\u00e0n<\/span>
\n \u6e05 \u6de1<\/span><\/p>\n

I drink some wine.
\nw\u01d2 h\u0113 p\u00fa tao ji\u01d4 \u3002<\/span>
\n \u6211 \u559d \u8461 \u8404 \u9152 \u3002<\/span><\/p>\n

I order Mapo beancurd.
\nw\u01d2 y\u00e0o m\u00e1 p\u00f3 d\u00f2u fu \u3002<\/span>
\n \u6211 \u8981 \u9ebb \u5a46 \u8c46 \u8150 \u3002<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s enough, I don\u2019t want anything else.
\nzh\u00e8 xi\u0113 g\u00f2u le \uff0c w\u01d2 b\u00fa y\u00e0o bi\u00e9 de le \u3002<\/span>
\n \u8fd9 \u4e9b \u591f \u4e86 \uff0c \u6211 \u4e0d \u8981 \u522b \u7684 \u4e86 \u3002<\/span><\/p>\n

Waiter, excuse me, could you give a pair of chopsticks?
\nf\u00fa w\u00f9 yu\u00e1n \uff0c m\u00e1 fan n\u01d0 z\u00e0i g\u011bi w\u01d2 y\u00ec shu\u0101ng ku\u00e0i zi \uff0ch\u01ceo ma \uff1f<\/span>
\n \u670d \u52a1 \u5458 \uff0c \u9ebb \u70e6 \u4f60 \u518d \u7ed9 \u6211 \u4e00 \u53cc \u7b77 \u5b50 \uff0c\u597d \u5417 \uff1f<\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019d like a cup of water.
\nw\u01d2 xi\u01ceng y\u00e0o y\u00ec b\u0113i shu\u01d0 \u3002<\/span>
\n \u6211 \u60f3 \u8981 \u4e00 \u676f \u6c34 \u3002<\/span><\/p>\n

We\u2019ll take a pitcher of beer with two glasses, please.
\nw\u01d2 men y\u00e0o y\u00ed d\u00e0 t\u01d2ng p\u00ed ji\u01d4 h\u00e9 li\u01ceng g\u00e8 b\u0113i zi \u3002<\/span>
\n \u6211 \u4eec \u8981 \u4e00 \u5927 \u6876 \u5564 \u9152 \u548c \u4e24 \u4e2a \u676f \u5b50 \u3002<\/span><\/p>\n

Could you tell me how to eat this dish\uff1f
\nm\u00e1 fan g\u00e0o su w\u01d2 zh\u00e8 d\u00e0o c\u00e0i z\u011bn me ch\u012b \uff1f<\/span>
\n \u9ebb \u70e6 \u544a \u8bc9 \u6211 \u8fd9 \u9053 \u83dc \u600e \u4e48 \u5403 \uff1f<\/span><\/p>\n

May I smoke?
\nk\u00e9 y\u01d0 ch\u014du y\u0101n ma \uff1f<\/span>
\n \u53ef \u4ee5 \u62bd \u70df \u5417 \uff1f<\/span><\/p>\n

This is not what I ordered.
\nzh\u00e8 b\u00fa sh\u00ec w\u01d2 di\u01cen de \u3002<\/span>
\n \u8fd9 \u4e0d \u662f \u6211 \u70b9 \u7684 \u3002<\/span><\/p>\n

3\uff0c\u7ed3\u8d26 Check<\/h2>\n

Check, please.
\nm\u00e1 fan ji\u00e9 zh\u00e0ng<\/span>
\n \u9ebb \u70e6 \u7ed3 \u8d26<\/span><\/p>\n

May I pay here?
\nk\u00e9 y\u01d0 z\u00e0i zh\u00e8 \u00e9r f\u00f9 zh\u00e0ng ma \uff1f<\/span>
\n \u53ef \u4ee5 \u5728 \u8fd9 \u513f \u4ed8 \u8d26 \u5417 \uff1f<\/span><\/p>\n

How much?
\ny\u00ed g\u00f2ng du\u014d sh\u01ceo qi\u00e1n \uff1f<\/span>
\n \u4e00 \u5171 \u591a \u5c11 \u94b1 \uff1f<\/span><\/p>\n

Let\u2019s go Dutch.
\nw\u01d2 men AA zh\u00ec \u3002<\/span>
\n \u6211 \u4eec AA \u5236 \u3002<\/span><\/p>\n

I treat you.
\nw\u01d2 q\u01d0ng n\u01d0 \u3002<\/span>
\n \u6211 \u8bf7 \u4f60 \u3002<\/span><\/p>\n

I pay cash.
\nw\u01d2 f\u00f9 xi\u00e0n j\u012bn<\/span>
\n \u6211 \u4ed8 \u73b0 \u91d1 .<\/span><\/p>\n

I pay by card.
\nw\u01d2 shu\u0101 k\u01ce \u3002<\/span>
\n \u6211 \u5237 \u5361 \u3002<\/span><\/p>\n

Master these sentences by heart, and try to practice in real life more and more. Being able to be comfortable in a restaurant will only enhance your Chinese experience. Familarity with these sentences will hopefully spark the adventurous spirit inside you to enjoy the many delicacies of China.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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