HSK 3 · Dialogue

Ordering at a restaurant

餐厅点菜

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qǐng wèn，xiàn zài kě yǐ diǎn cài le ma？

Excuse me, can we order now?

kě yǐ。nǐ men xiǎng chī shén me？

Yes. What would you like to eat?

tīng shuō zhèr de yú hěn hǎo chī，shì ma？

I heard the fish here is really good. Is that true?

duì，yú shì wǒ men de tè sè cài。

Yes, the fish is our specialty.

nà lái yì tiáo yú，zài yào yī ge qīng cài。

Then let's have one fish, and a vegetable dish too.

yào bù yào lái diǎnr mǐ fàn？

Would you like some rice?

yào liǎng wǎn mǐ fàn。nǐ hē shén me？

Two bowls of rice. What will you have to drink?

wǒ hē chá。nǐ men yǒu lǜ chá ma？

I'll have tea. Do you have green tea?

yǒu。qǐng shāo děng。

Yes. Please wait a moment.

hǎo de。cài bù yào fàng tài duō là jiāo，wǒ men bú tài néng chī là。

Okay. Don't put too much chili in the dishes—we can't eat very spicy food.

míng bai le。qǐng shāo děng，cài yī huìr jiù lái。

Got it. Please wait a moment, the food will be right out.

Grammar focus

可以……了吗听说特色菜再要不要请稍等不要放能

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