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Dining

Restaurant Ordering

Dining in a Chinese restaurant—ordering dishes, asking for recommendations, understanding the menu, and completing the checkout.

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Vocabulary

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菜单càidān

menu

点菜diǎn cài

to order food

推荐tuījiàn

to recommend

服务员fúwùyuán

waiter/waitress

结账jiézhàng

to settle the bill

饮料yǐnliào

drink/beverage

菜品càipǐn

dish

米饭mǐfàn

rice

汤tāng

soup

素菜sùcài

vegetarian dish

主菜zhǔcài

main course

小吃xiǎochī

snack

优惠yōuhuì

discount

餐巾纸cānjīnzhǐ

napkin

价格jiàgé

price

Phrases & sentences

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这道菜有什么特别的吗?

What's special about this dish?

你好,有什么推荐的菜吗?

Hello, do you have any recommended dishes?

我想要一份宫保鸡丁。

I would like a portion of Kung Pao Chicken.

菜单上写的价格是包含税的吗?

Does the price on the menu include tax?

你好,请问今天有什么特价菜?

Hello, are there any special priced dishes today?

我对海鲜过敏,有没有不含海鲜的推荐?

I am allergic to seafood, do you have any recommendations without seafood?

可以给我一瓶矿泉水吗?

Can I have a bottle of mineral water?

请再给我们加一份米饭。

Please give us another serving of rice.

这个菜要不要很辣?

Is this dish very spicy?

我不吃辣的,可以推荐不辣的菜吗?

I don’t eat spicy food, can you recommend something not spicy?

结账的时候可以刷卡吗?

Can I pay by card when checking out?

请问这里的招牌菜是什么?

What is the signature dish here?

我想点这个,但是可以少放点盐吗?

I want to order this, but can you use less salt?

可以帮我们分开结账吗?

Can you split the bill for us?

这些菜量够我们四个人吃吗?

Is this enough food for four people?