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在餐厅 — At the Restaurant

Level: BeginnerCharacters: HSK 2Length: ~195 characters

Friends visit a Chinese restaurant, ask for the menu, order food, and pay the bill. Essential dining vocabulary in a natural dialogue context.

Story Text

今天我和朋友去餐厅吃饭。我们很饿。

服务员过来说:“你们好,请坐!”我们坐下,服务员给我们菜单。

我问朋友:“你想吃什么?”他说:“我想吃饺子。”我想吃炒饭和汤。

服务员说饺子今天很好吃,推荐我们多点一些。我们点了两份饺子、一份炒饭和一碗汤。

食物很快就来了。饺子真的很好吃!我们吃了很多,吃得很高兴。

最后,我们叫服务员买单。一共八十块,很便宜。

Pīnyīn Reference

Jīntiān wǒ hé péngyou qù cāntīng chī fàn. Wǒmen hěn è.

Fúwùyuán guòlái shuō: “Nǐmen hǎo, qǐng zuò!” Wǒmen zuò xià, fúwùyuán gěi wǒmen càidān.

Wǒ wèn péngyou: “Nǐ xiǎng chī shénme?” Tā shuō: “Wǒ xiǎng chī jiǎozi.” Wǒ xiǎng chī chǎofàn hé tāng.

Fúwùyuán shuō jiǎozi jīntiān hěn hǎochī, tuījiàn wǒmen duō diǎn yīxiē. Wǒmen diǎn le liǎng fèn jiǎozi, yī fèn chǎofàn hé yī wǎn tāng.

Shíwù hěn kuài jiù lái le. Jiǎozi zhēn de hěn hǎochī! Wǒmen chī le hěn duō, chī de hěn gāoxìng.

Zuìhòu, wǒmen jiào fúwùyuán mǎi dān. Yīgòng bāshí kuài, hěn piányí.

Key Vocabulary

汉字 Chinese拼音 PīnyīnEnglish
餐厅cāntīngrestaurant
菜单càidānmenu
点菜diǎn càito order food
服务员fúwùyuánwaiter; server
饺子jiǎozidumplings
米饭mǐfàncooked rice
好吃hǎochīdelicious; tasty
买单mǎi dānto pay the bill
推荐tuījiànto recommend
gòuenough; sufficient
饿èhungry
tāngsoup
一共yīgòngaltogether; in total
便宜piányícheap; inexpensive

Comprehension Check

Answer from memory — then re-read the story to check.

  1. What food does the narrator's friend want to order?
  2. What did the waiter recommend?
  3. How much did the meal cost in total?
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