Ordering at a Restaurant (Part 1)

HSK 2 · 115 characters · At the Restaurant

Survival Chinese — menus, ordering, and paying the bill.

中午zhōng wǔ，李明lǐ míng和hé朋友péng you走进zǒu jìn一家yī jiā小xiǎo餐厅cān tīng。At noon, Li Ming and his friend walked into a small restaurant.服务员fú wù yuán说shuō：“欢迎光临huān yíng guāng lín！几jǐ位wèi？”The waiter said, "Welcome! How many?"

“两liǎng位wèi。”他们tā men坐下zuò xia，打开dǎ kāi菜单cài dān。"Two." They sat down and opened the menu.

李明lǐ míng问wèn：“你们nǐ men这里zhè lǐ什么shén me最好zuì hǎo吃chī？”Li Ming asked, "What's the best thing here?"

服务员fú wù yuán说shuō：“我们wǒ men的de牛肉面niú ròu miàn很hěn有名yǒu míng。”The waiter said, "Our beef noodles are famous."

“好hǎo，来lái两liǎng碗wǎn牛肉面niú ròu miàn，再zài来lái一个yī ge青菜qīng cài。”"Great — two bowls of beef noodles, and a plate of greens."

“要yào喝hē什么shén me？”“两liǎng杯bēi热茶rè chá，谢谢xiè xie。”"Anything to drink?" "Two cups of hot tea, thanks."

菜cài很快hěn kuài就jiù来了lái le，热rè热rè的de，很hěn香xiāng。The food came quickly — hot and fragrant.吃完chī wán饭fàn，李明lǐ míng说shuō：“服务员fú wù yuán，买单mǎi dān！”After the meal, Li Ming said, "Waiter, the bill, please!"

“一共yī gòng八十bā shí块kuài。欢迎huān yíng下次xià cì再zài来lái！”"Eighty yuan altogether. Come again soon!"