Mandarin Chinese-- Lesson 34(Chinese Food (Eating in Chinese Restaurant))

Chinese Language Learning Program

Lesson 34 – Chinese Food 

(Eating in Chinese Restaurant) 

Hello, everyone. It is so nice to see you again today. This is Baixue’s Chinese Language Learning Program. Last time, we talked about Mid-Autumn Festival in Chinese. September 19, 2013 (Chinese lunar year: August 15th, Thursday) will be the ----Mid-Autumn Festival in China. Hope you all have a wonderful festival? Ok, today, we are going to talk about Chinese food or eating in Chinese restaurant.

Do you like Chinese food? Have you ever tried some Chinese food? Or, what is your favorate Chinese food? Ok, let’s go to the Chinese restaurant to check it out.

zǎo cān (zǎo diǎn)                             wǔ cān                        wǎn cān

  早   餐（早    点）(breakfast)          午    餐 (lunch)            晚    餐 (dinner)

hóng jiǔ                 pí jiǔ                hē chā                       kā  fēi                  shuǐ

    红   酒 (wine)    啤 酒 (beer)    喝   茶 (drink tea)    咖  啡 (Coffee)    水(water)

  jī  tāng                              yáng cōng tāng                           niú nǎi             bīng

鸡   汤 (chicken soup)      洋      葱      汤 (onion soup)     牛   奶 (milk)    冰(ice)

yǘ            yáng ròu                 zhū ròu            béi jīng kǎo yā

鱼 (fish)     羊   肉 (mutton)     猪  肉 (pork)   北  京   烤  鸭(Peking Roast Duck)

jī  ròu                       bīng jī     lín                        cǎo méi wèi

鸡 肉(chicken)         冰 激 淋(ice cream)      草    莓   味 (strawberry flavor)

xiāng cǎo wèi                 qiǎo ke lì                          mǐ fàn          shuǐ jiǎo

  香      草   味 (vallina)     巧  克 力 (chocolate)   米  饭(rice)    水  饺 (dumpling)

miàn bāo                kuài  zi                             sháo zi                     pán zi

  面    包(bread)        筷   子 (chopstick)        勺   子 (spoon)       盘  子 (plate)

qíng  wèn  nǐ xiáng dián xiē shēn me?

  请     问     你    想      点   些     什   么？

(Excuse me, what would you like to order?)

 wǒ yào yī fèn niú  pái hé yī xiē shū cài.

 我    要  一 份   牛   排  和 一  些   蔬   菜。

(I want steak and some vegetables, please.)

wǒ yào yī  fèn miàn tiǎo.

 我   要  一  份    面    条。(I want a bowl of noodle, please.)

Tom, nǐ xiáng hē xiē shēn me?

Tom, 你   想     喝  些    什    么？(Tom, what would you like to drink?)

wǒ yào yī píng chéng zhī.

 我   要  一   瓶      橙      汁。(I want a bottle of orange juice.)

 yī  qí qù chī wǎn fàn ba,   wǒ qíng kè.

一  起  去  吃   晚    饭  吧，我    请   客。 (Let’s go to dinner! It’s on me.)

Ok, feel hungry? I am feeling a little bit hungry now.

So, that’s all for today.

xiè  xiè 

谢    谢 (Thanks!)

xià   cì   jiàn 

 下   次  见! (See you next time!)