Happy Chinese(快乐汉语) is an entertaining, fun and easy Chinese series. In Season II, we will focus on typical Tourist Chinese by famous tourist spots in China. It helps the learners form a solid foundation for their further studies.快乐汉语系列二《旅游汉语》主要教授在中国旅游途中的实用汉语。我们将以情景剧的方式把中国最有代表的旅游胜地串联起来,展示中国的秀美山川、人杰地灵。

Today we will introduce some useful sentences about ordering when we go out to eat at a restaurant.今天我们来学习如何点餐。


Words:
拉面 lāmiàn:Dough pulled into strips for noodles; noodles
口福 kǒufú:The luck to eat something delicious
长寿面 Chángshòu Miàn:“Long Life”Noodles
一口气 yìkǒuqì:All at once (do something without stopping)
长命百岁 chángmìng bǎisuì:A long life of one hundred years
成都小吃 Chéngdū xiǎochī:Chengdu snacks
民以食为天 mín yǐ shí wéi tiān:For the people, eating comes first.

Sentences:

1.Qǐngwèn,nǐmen xiànzài xūyào diǎncài ma?
请问,你们现在需要点菜吗?
Excuse me, are you ready to order?

2.Wǒmen jiù diǎn zhègè。
我们就点这个。
We’ll just be having this.

3.Nínhǎo!zhèshì wǒmen de càidān,qǐng kàn yí xià。
您好!这是我们的菜单,请看一下。
Hello! This is our menu, please take a look at it.

4.Nǐ xǐhuān shénme jiù diǎn shénme ba。
你喜欢什么就点什么吧。
Order whatever you like.