day 20at the restaurant
unit 3 · food & moneyat the restaurant
Order at a restaurant politely: call the staff, ask for the menu, ask permission, and say “a bit more / less”.
today’s words
- 餐廳 cāntīng · restaurant
- 菜單 càidān · menu
- 位 wèi · (polite measure word for people)
- 請 qǐng · please; invite
- 給 gěi · give; for, to
- 一點 yīdiǎn · a little, a bit
- 一些 yīxiē · some, a few
- 小吃 xiǎochī · snack, street food
- 最 zuì · most, -est
- 一定 yīdìng · surely, must
- 可以 kěyǐ · may, can; OK
- 小姐 xiǎojiě · Miss; young woman
- 先生 xiānshēng · Mr; sir; husband
sentences
- 請給我菜單。 · The menu, please.
- 請問，幾位？ · How many in your party?
- 我可以看菜單嗎？ · May I see the menu?
- 你多吃一點！ · Have some more!
- 臺灣的小吃非常好吃。 · Taiwan’s street food is really delicious.