Food and Restaurants
Order simple food and drinks, talk about taste, and ask to pay.
Goal
Learners can handle a simple restaurant interaction from ordering to paying.
Order noodles, ask for water, and say whether the food is spicy.
Focus
Useful examples
服务员，我想点菜。
Fúwùyuán, wǒ xiǎng diǎn cài.
Waiter, I would like to order.
这个菜很好吃，也有点辣。
Zhège cài hěn hǎochī, yě yǒudiǎn là.
This dish is tasty and a little spicy.
Measure Words with 个
Count people and things with the basic measure word pattern.
Practice sentences
饭店在左边。
The restaurant is on the left.
Use 饭店 for restaurant in this beginner context.
这个菜很好吃。
This dish is tasty.
The topic can be the thing being described.
我想要米饭。
I would like rice.
Use 米饭 for cooked rice.
她喜欢面条。
She likes noodles.
Use 面条 for noodles.
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Module word list
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level | Dictionary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 饭店 | fàn diàn | restaurant |
HSK 2.0 1
HSK 3.0 1
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Dictionary |
| 菜 | cài | dish (type of food) |
HSK 2.0 1
HSK 3.0 1
|
Dictionary |
| 米饭 | mǐ fàn | (cooked) rice |
HSK 2.0 1
HSK 3.0 1
|
Dictionary |
| 面条 | miàn tiáo | noodles |
HSK 2.0 3
HSK 3.0 1
|
Dictionary |
| 水 | shuǐ | water |
HSK 2.0 1
HSK 3.0 1
|
Dictionary |
| 茶 | chá | tea |
HSK 2.0 1
HSK 3.0 1
|
Dictionary |
| 咖啡 | kā fēi | coffee (loanword) |
HSK 2.0 2
HSK 3.0 2
|
Dictionary |
| 好吃 | hǎo chī | tasty |
HSK 2.0 2
HSK 3.0 1
|
Dictionary |
| 点菜 | diǎn cài | to order dishes (in a restaurant) |
HSK 2.0 2
HSK 3.0 2
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Dictionary |
| 服务员 | fú wù yuán | waiter |
HSK 2.0 2
HSK 3.0 2
|
Dictionary |
| 买单 | mǎi dān | to pay the restaurant bill |
HSK 2.0 2
HSK 3.0 2
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Dictionary |
| 辣 | là | hot (spicy) |
HSK 2.0 4
HSK 3.0 4
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Dictionary |