| Mandarin | 中文 | English | Mandarin | 中文 | English | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| xiǎng | 想 | would like | miàntiáo | 面条 | noodles | |
| chī | 吃 | eat | báifàn | 白饭 | white rice | |
| nàlǐ | 那里 | there | jiǎozi | 饺子 | dumplings | |
| zhèlǐ | 这里 | here | qīngcài | 青菜 | vegetables | |
| péngyou | 朋友 | friend | wǎn | 碗 | bowl | |
| wǔfàn | 午饭 | lunch | fèn | 份 | portion |
drinks = píjiǔ, kāfēi, chá, shuǐ, kělè, lǜ chá, hóng chá
| # | Prompt | Response |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nǐ chī shénme? (What do you eat?) | Wǒ chī miàntiáo. (I eat noodles) |
| 2 | Zhèlǐ yǒu báifàn ma? (Do you have white rice here?) |
Yǒu (Have.) |
| Méi yǒu (Don’t have.) | ||
| 3 | Ní xiǎng chī shénme? (What would you like to eat?) |
Wó xiǎng chī jiǎozi (I would like to eat dumplings.) |
| 4 | Qǐng wèn, nǐ yào shénme? (Excuse me, what do you want?) |
Wǒ yào liáng fèn qīngcài (I want a two helpings of green vegetables) |
| 5 | Nǐ péngyou yào shénme? (What does your friend want?) |
Tā yào sān wǎn báifàn. (He wants three bowls of rice.) |
| 6 | Qǐng wèn, nǐ xiǎng hē shénme? (Excuse me, what would you like to drink?) |
Wó xiǎng hē kāfēi. (I would like to drink coffee) |
| Yì píng kāfēi háishì yì bēi kāfēi? (A bottle of coffee or a glass of coffee?) |
Yì píng (A bottle.) |
|
| 7 | Nǐmen yào jǐ fèn jiǎozi? (How many portions of dumplings do you all want?) |
Qī fèn jiǎozi. (Seven portions of dumplings.) |
| 8 | Shéi yǒu qīngcài? (Who has green vegetables) | Zhāng xiānsheng yǒu . (Mr Zhang.) |
| 9 | Qǐng wèn, ní xiǎng yào shénme? (Excuse me, what would you like?) |
Wǒ yào wú wǎn miàntiáo (I want 5 bowls of noodles) |
| Qíng děng yí xià. (Please wait a moment.) | Hǎo, wó děng nǐ. (Okay, I will wait.) | |
| 10 | Nà gè jiǎozi hǎo chī ma? (Are those dumplings tasty?) |
Hén hǎo chī! Nǐ chī ba. (Very tasty! Have some.) |
| 11 | Zhèlǐ shénme hǎo chī? (Here what is tasty?) |
Báifàn hǎo chī. Nǐ yào ma? (Our rice is tasty. Do you want some?) |
