🥢 Scene: ordering at a restaurant

Unit 4 · Food, drink & shopping (HSK 1) · 9 min

Review dialogue: Waiter: 您好，几位？ "How many?" A: 两位 "Two." Waiter: 您吃什么？ A: 一个鸡肉米饭，两杯茶 "One chicken rice and two teas." Waiter: 好的，请等一下 "OK, one moment."

Words in this lesson

• 几位 (jǐ wèi) — how many people (polite)
• 服务员 (fú wù yuán) — waiter; attendant
• 鸡肉 (jī ròu) — chicken (meat)
• 菜单 (cài dān) — menu
• 好的 (hǎo de) — OK; sure
• 买单 (mǎi dān) — the bill, please

For halal food ask: 有清真菜吗？ (清真 qīngzhēn = halal).

Project: Role-play ordering: number of people, two dishes, then the bill.