Standard Chinese A Modular Approach
Restaurant Module Unit 1
On this tape you'll learn some simple questions and answers used when eating in a restaurant
and some of the foods found in that most basic of Chinese eating establishments
The Xiao Chi Dian or Little Eatery
Here are the words and sentences you'll need in Part 1
The verb to eat
吃
What do you want to eat?
你想吃什么?
as you like
随便
the verb to order
点
you order
你点吧
as you like, you order
随便,你点吧
the name for fried dumpling
锅贴
twenty fried dumplings
二十个锅贴
we want twenty fried dumplings
我们要二十个锅贴
the word for a roll which is made of steamed bread and filled with meat and vegetables
包子
for baozi
四个包子
we want four baozi
我们要四个包子
the word for sour
酸
the word for hot in the sense of peppery
辣
the word for soup
汤
sour and hot soup
酸辣汤
two bowls of soup
两碗汤
two bowls of sour and hot soup
两碗酸辣汤
we want two bowls of sour and hot soup
两碗酸辣汤
now here's a conversation using what you've just learned
listen, two friends are talking in a small restaurant in Taipei
玉珍,你想吃什么?
随便你点吧
我们点点锅贴酸辣汤,好不好?
好啊
还要几个包子,怎么样?
好啊,不要点太多了
now we talk with the waitress in the restaurant
你们点点什么?
我们要二十个锅贴,四个包子,两碗酸辣汤
好,就来
here's a review of the new vocabulary presented so far
点
what's the word for fried dumpling?
过贴
what's the word for a roll which is made of steamed bread and filled with pork?
包子
what's the verb to eat?
吃,how do you say as you like?
随便
how do you say sour and hot soup?
酸辣汤
how do you say two bowls of sour and hot soup?
两碗酸辣汤
now here's a review of some of the sentences you've learned so far
with the following into Chinese
what do you want to eat?
你想吃什么?
as you like, you order
随便,你点吧
we want twenty fried dumplings and four baozi
我们要二十个锅贴,四个包子
we want two bowls of sour and hot soup
我们要两碗酸辣汤
for the next conversation you'll need to understand the phrase
little eatery
小吃点,now here's the conversation
this one takes place between an American student and a Chinese friend
they're in front of a small restaurant in Taipei
我们吃点东西,好不好?
好啊,你想吃什么?
吃点点心
你吃过锅贴吗?
没吃过
我们可以在这个小吃点,吃点点心,好不好?
好,他们都有什么?
很多东西,有锅贴,包子,酸辣汤
很好,很好
now here are the vocabulary sentences you'll need in part two
菜单子
please give me your menu to look at
请你给我你们的菜单子看看
steamed dumpling
睁脚
do you sell steamed dumplings?
你们卖睁脚吗?
a basket of steamed dumplings
一龙睁脚
bring me a basket of steamed dumplings
给我来一龙睁脚
soap noodles
汤面
do you sell soup noodles?
你们卖汤面不卖
the verb to fry
炒
fried noodles
炒面
do you sell fried noodles?
你们卖炒面不卖
what kind?
什么样的
what kinds of soup noodles are there?
有什么样的汤面
meat
肉
牛肉
soap noodles with beef
牛肉面
bring me a ball of soup noodles with beef
给我来一碗牛肉面
for this next conversation you'll need to recognize the following dishes
the word for dumplings in general
脚子
soap noodles with shreds of pork
肉丝面
soap noodles with a pork chop
排骨面
you'll also need to recognize the word for etc.
or and so on
什么的
now here's the conversation reviewing what you've just learned
你要吃点什么
请你给我看看你们的菜单子
对不起
我们这里没有菜单子
我们这里就买蒸饺汤面
炒面什么的
有什么样的汤面
有牛肉面
还有排骨面
给我来一碗牛肉面
好,你要不要蒸饺
好,怎么卖
一龙蒸饺
二十块钱
一龙有多少个
一龙有八个
好,给我来一龙蒸饺来一碗牛肉面
now here's a review of the vocabulary you just learned
a basket of steamed dumplings
一龙蒸饺
蒸蒸饺
fried noodles
炒面
菜单子
soup noodles
汤面
meat
soup noodles with beef
牛肉面
now here's a review of the sentences you just learned
please give me your menu to look at
请你给我看看你们的菜单子
菜单子
do you sell soup noodles
你们这里卖汤面不卖
what kinds of soup noodles are there
有什么样的汤面
do you sell fried noodles
你们这里卖炒面不卖
bring me a basket of dumplings and a bowl of soup noodles with beef
给我来一龙蒸饺
一碗牛肉面
for the next conversation you'll need to recognize the following dishes
fried noodles with shreds of pork
肉丝炒面
fried noodles with three delicious things
三鲜炒面
now here's the conversation
it takes place in Taipei
你想吃点什么
你们这里卖锅贴不卖
锅贴饺子我们这里都不卖
我们这里就卖面汤面炒面都有
有什么样的炒面
有肉丝炒面
有三鲜炒面
我要三鲜炒面
好
here are the vocabulary and sentences you'll need in part 3
egg
鸡蛋
炒鸡蛋
ham
火腿
I want to eat fried eggs and ham
我要吃炒鸡蛋跟火腿
to drink
喝
咖啡
I'll drink coffee
我喝咖啡
面包
toasted bread
烤面包
I also want some toast
我还要烤面包
a cup of coffee
一杯咖啡
please bring another cup of coffee
请再来一杯咖啡
notice that the verb 来
is used to mean bring here
the words and sentences used in the next conversation which you'll need to understand
the name of a crisp round roll covered with sesame seeds
沙奥餅
do you have crisp sesame rolls
你们有沙奥餅吗
the name of a long twisted roll made of light dough which is deep fried
油条
two deep fried twists
两根油条
I want two deep fried twists
我要两根油条
a milk like liquid made from soybeans
豆浆
do you drink doujiang
你喝不喝豆浆
to be sweet
甜
to be salty
咸
do you like the sweet kind or the salty kind
你喜欢甜的还是咸的
甜的
to prepare
预备
明天早上给您预备
now here's the conversation
早
您好您想吃点什么
你们有烧饼油条吗
烧饼油条今天没有
明天吃吧你喝不喝豆浆
吃烧饼油条得喝豆浆
您喜欢甜的还是咸的
我喜欢甜的
好明天早上给您预备
今天您吃什么
我吃炒鸡蛋火腿烤面包
喝什么
咖啡
好
请再来一杯咖啡
好
now here's the review of the vocabulary you just learned
炒鸡蛋
面包
喝
一杯咖啡
now here's the review of the sentences you just learned
I'll drink coffee
我喝咖啡
I want to eat fried eggs and ham
我要吃炒鸡蛋跟火腿
I also want some toast
我还要烤面包
please bring another cup of coffee
请再来一杯咖啡
now let's review all the sentences
you learned on this tape
put the following into Chinese
what do you want to eat
您想吃什么
as you like you order
随便你点吧
we want twenty fried dumplings
four baozi and two bowls of sour and hot soup
我们要二十个锅贴
四个包子
两碗酸辣汤
please give me your menu to look at
请你给我看看你们的菜单子
do you sell soup noodles
你们卖汤面不卖
what kinds of soup noodles are there
什么样的汤面
有什么样的汤面
do you sell fried noodles
你们这里卖炒面不卖
bring me a basket of dumplings
and a bowl of soup noodles with beef
给我来一笼蒸饺来一碗牛肉面
I want to eat fried eggs and ham
我要吃炒鸡蛋跟火腿
I also want some toast
我还要卡面包
please bring another cup of coffee
请再来一杯咖啡
this is the end of the tape
end of restaurant module unit 1