NetChai Chinese

Food & Dining

63 Chinese phrases for food & dining — every one with pinyin, plain-English notes and native teacher audio.

Ordering7

我wǒ要yào订dìng位wèi i'd like to book a table 这zhè附fù近jìn有yǒu好hǎo吃chī的de吗ma？ any good food around here 菜cài单dān给gěi我wǒ看kàn一yī下xià the menu, please 有yǒu英yīng文wén菜cài单dān吗ma？ do you have an english menu 服fú务wù员yuán！ waiter or waitress 你nǐ想xiǎng吃chī什shén么me？ what do you want to eat 有yǒu素sù食shí吗ma？ do you have vegetarian dishes

Taste & Spice8

很hěn好hǎo吃chī delicious 好hǎo喝hē tasty (drink) 味wèi道dao怎zěn么me样yàng？ how does it taste 好hǎo辣là！ so spicy 微wēi辣là mildly spicy 不bù要yào辣là not spicy, please 少shǎo放fàng盐yán less salt, please 不bù要yào香xiāng菜cài no cilantro, please

At the Table12

你nǐ吃chī饭fàn了le吗ma？ have you eaten 一yī起qǐ吃chī吧ba let's eat together 一yī起qǐ吃chī个ge饭fàn吧ba let's have a meal together 多duō吃chī点de eat a little more 尝cháng尝chang这zhè个ge try this 这zhè个ge怎zěn么me吃chī？ how do you eat this 我wǒ吃chī饱bǎo了le i'm full 我wǒ不bù吃chī猪zhūr肉òu i don't eat pork 我wǒ不bù喝hē酒jiǔ i don't drink 我wǒ减jiǎn肥féi呢ne i'm on a diet 干gān杯bēi cheers 我wǒ敬jìng您nín一yī杯bēi a toast to you

Drinks & Extras7

喝hē drink 请qǐng给gěi我wǒ一yí杯bēi水shuǐ a glass of water, please 再zài来lái一yī瓶píng水shuǐ another bottle of water, please 再zài来lái一yī份fèn one more serving, please 要yào冰bīng的de cold one, please 要yào热rè的de hot one, please 请qǐng给gěi我wǒ筷kuài子zi chopsticks, please

Problems & the Bill5

我wǒ们men的de菜cài还hái没méi来lái our food hasn't come yet 这zhè不bú是shì我wǒ点diǎn的de this isn't what i ordered 买mǎi单dān the bill, please 打dǎ包bāo to go, please or box it up 叫jiào外wài卖mài吧ba let's order delivery

Food Words7

中Zhōng国guó菜cài china food 食shí物wù food 饺jiǎo子zi dumpling 零líng食shí snack 枣zǎo dates 奶nǎi酪lào cheese 葡pú萄tao grapes

For Restaurant Staff17

您nín预yù约yuē了le吗ma？ do you have a reservation 现xiàn在zài客kè满mǎn了le we're full right now 可kě以yǐ拼pīn桌zhuō吗ma？ would you mind sharing a table 这zhè是shì菜cài单dān here is the menu 您nín要yào点diǎn什shén么me？ what would you like to order 现xiàn在zài可kě以yǐ点diǎn餐cān吗ma？ are you ready to order 喝hē点diǎn什shén么me？ anything to drink 这zhè是shì本běn店diàn的de招zhāo牌pái菜cài this is our signature dish 有yǒu点diǎn辣là，可kě以yǐ吗ma？ it's a bit spicy — is that okay 需xū要yào筷kuài子zi吗ma？ would you like chopsticks 请qǐng慢màn用yòng enjoy your meal 给gěi您nín加jiā水shuǐ吗ma？ shall i refill your water 需xū要yào加jiār热è吗ma？ shall i heat it up 我wǒ帮bāng您nín收shōu一yí下xià盘pán子zi let me clear your plates 现xiàn在zài结jié账zhàng吗ma？ would you like the bill now 最zuì后hòu点diǎn单dān时shí间jiān到dào了le it's last call 常cháng温wēn保bǎo存cún就jiù可kě以yǐ you can store it at room temperature

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