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Elementary Daily Conversation: Lesson 5

Ordering Food

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服务员: xiānsheng
先生,
nín
wèi
位?
Waitress: Sir, how many are you?
顾客: sān
wèi
位。
Customer: Three.
服务员: qǐng
zuò
坐。
gěi
nín
càidān
菜单。
Waitress: Please have a seat. This is the menu.
顾客: xièxie
谢谢!
Customer: Thank you!
服务员: nǐmen
你们
xiǎng
chī
diǎnr
点儿
shénme
什么?
Waitress: What would you like to eat?
顾客: lái
sān
wǎn
miàn
面。
Customer: Three bowls of noodle.
服务员: nǐmen
你们
xiǎng
diǎnr
点儿
shénme
什么?
Waitress: What would you like to drink?
顾客: lái
sān
bēi
chá
茶。
Customer: Three cups of tea.
服务员: hǎode
好的。
Waitress: Okay.
Vocabulary
wèi measure word measure word for people
zuò v to sit
菜单 càidān n menu
xiǎng v want
v to drink
点儿 diǎnr a little bit
wǎn n bowl
miàn n noodle
keywords review
qǐng v please

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