language learning center · A2 · Lesson 4
Ordering food politely
Practice this topic in Chinese: Ordering food politely.
Understand and learn
Work from a natural example to useful language, one small pattern, a spoken attempt, and a response that is relevant to your life.
小雨
请给我们一张两人桌。
I would like a table for two, please.
马克
您有什么推荐？
What do you recommend?
小雨
我要汤和鱼。
For me, the soup and the fish.
马克
可以的话，请不要放洋葱。
Without onion, if possible.
Notice, try, and speak
Understand a natural example and learn a small set of useful words, phrases, and patterns.
Useful words and phrases
These items were selected by the lesson curriculum for practical use—not extracted as an every-word list.
请给我们一张两人桌。
I would like a table for two, please.
请给我们一张两人桌。
您有什么推荐？
What do you recommend?
您有什么推荐？
我要汤和鱼。
For me, the soup and the fish.
我要汤和鱼。
可以的话，请不要放洋葱。
Without onion, if possible.
可以的话，请不要放洋葱。
请把账单拿给我们，好吗？
Could you bring us the bill, please?
请把账单拿给我们，好吗？
Notice, try, and speak
Which Chinese sentence has this meaning: “I would like a table for two, please.”
Make it yours
Say the five Chinese turns aloud, then connect two of them naturally.
Change one detail so the message is true for your own life or opinion.
Use it with someone
Use this Chinese in a real conversation
- 1. 请给我们一张两人桌。
- 2. 您有什么推荐？
- 3. 我要汤和鱼。
- 4. 可以的话，请不要放洋葱。
- 5. 请把账单拿给我们，好吗？