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Stage 5 · Lesson 22

Ordering just enough

Order with measure words and adjust portions.

11 new words2 sessions · 20–25 minutes each0/28 correct without hintsReview the preceding lesson

Listen, read, and retell

Pass 1: understand the situation. Pass 2: hide meanings and read. Pass 3: retell it in your own words.

Conversation

小禾
饭店fàn diàn到dào了le。我们wǒ men要yào什么shén me?

We are at the restaurant. What shall we order?

安安
我wǒ要yào一碗yī wǎn饭fàn,你nǐ呢ne?

I would like a bowl of rice. How about you?

小禾
给gěi我wǒ一点儿yī diǎn ér饭fàn,再zài给gěi我wǒ一些yī xiē菜cài。

Give me a little rice and some dishes.

安安
这zhè碗wǎn饭fàn太tài多duō了le,给gěi你nǐ一半yī bàn,好hǎo吗ma?

This bowl is too much; would you like half?

小禾
好hǎo。我们wǒ men还hái要yào两liǎng杯bēi水shuǐ。

Yes. We also want two glasses of water.

安安
这里zhè lǐ有yǒu两liǎng个gè杯子bēi zi。先xiān喝hē一yī口kǒu水shuǐ吧ba。

Here are two cups. Have a sip of water first.

Extension reading

两liǎng个gè人rén在zài饭店fàn diàn吃chī饭fàn,不要bù yào太tài多duō。

Two people eat at the restaurant without ordering too much.

安ān安ān给gěi小xiǎo禾hé一半yī bàn饭fàn,小xiǎo禾hé给gěi安ān安ān一yī杯bēi水shuǐ。

An An gives Xiao He half the rice, and Xiao He gives An An a glass of water.

Names and helper expressions

小禾 · Xiao He; 安安 · An An; 林老师 · Teacher Lin; 阿文 · A Wen. These helper expressions support comprehension and are not counted in the 499 target entries.

碗 wǎn
bowl; bowlful
再 zài
again; then
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