day 25eating out
unit 4 · food & eating outeating out
Eat out with colleagues: order, share, ask for the bill and explain why.
today’s words
- 由于 yóuyú · because of, due to
- 因此 yīncǐ · so, therefore
- 餐厅 cāntīng · restaurant, dining room
- 厨师 chúshī · chef, cook
- 中餐 zhōngcān · Chinese food
- 快餐 kuàicān · fast food
- 早餐 zǎocān · breakfast
- 午餐 wǔcān · lunch
- 晚餐 wǎncān · dinner
- 食堂 shítáng · canteen
- 道 dào · (measure word for dishes, questions)
- 随便 suíbiàn · as you like; casual
- 结账 jiézhàng · to pay the bill
- 纸巾 zhǐjīn · tissue, paper napkin
- 剩 shèng · to be left over
- 浪费 làngfèi · to waste
- 聚餐 jùcān · to eat together (as a group)
- 茶叶 cháyè · tea leaves
sentences
- 由于下雨，我们只好在食堂吃午餐。 · Because of the rain, we had to have lunch in the canteen.
- 这家餐厅的菜很好吃，因此人很多。 · This restaurant’s food is great, so it’s always busy.
- 我早上没时间，常常不吃早餐。 · I have no time in the mornings, so I often skip breakfast.
- 工作忙的时候，我常常吃快餐。 · When work is busy, I often have fast food.
- 吃不完的菜别浪费，带回家吧。 · Don’t waste what you can’t finish. Take it home.