Stage 3 · Lesson 16

Ordering food and hosting a guest

Order suitable food and state your preferences when invited.

16 new words2 sessions · 20–25 minutes each0/38 correct without hintsReview the preceding lesson

Listen, read, and retell

Pinyin Meaning

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

Conversation

安安

今天jīn tiān我wǒ请qǐng客kè。你nǐ想xiǎng去qù饭fàn馆guǎn吃chī中zhōng餐cān，还hái是shì试shì试shì西xī餐cān？

My treat today. Would you like Chinese food at a restaurant or try Western food?

小禾

中zhōng餐cān吧ba。昨天zuó tiān我wǒ很hěn忙máng，只zhǐ吃chī了le方fāng便biàn面miàn和hé快kuài餐cān，今天jīn tiān想xiǎng坐zuò下xià来lái慢màn慢màn吃chī。

Chinese food, please. Yesterday I was busy and had only instant noodles and fast food. Today I want to sit and eat slowly.

安安

这zhè家jiā店diàn也yě做zuò外wài卖mài，不bù过guò我们wǒ men在zài这里zhè lǐ吃chī。请qǐng给gěi我们wǒ men菜cài单dān，这zhè道dào菜cài加jiā一点儿yī diǎn er什么shén me好hǎo？

This place offers takeaway too, but we will eat here. May we have the menu? What would go well as an addition to this dish?

小禾

你nǐ先xiān说shuō自zì己jǐ不bù能néng吃chī什么shén me，别bié只zhǐ说shuō随suí便biàn。适shì合hé别bié的de顾gù客kè，不bù一yī定dìng就jiù合hé适shì你nǐ。

Explain what you cannot eat rather than saying anything is fine. What suits another customer may not suit you.

Extension reading

服fú务wù人rén员yuán听tīng清qīng楚chu要求yāo qiú以yǐ后hòu，给gěi两liǎng位wèi客kè人rén说shuō明míng了le菜cài的de做zuò法fǎ。安ān安ān觉得jué de这里zhè lǐ的de服fú务wù不bù错cuò，也yě很hěn愿yuàn意yì回答huí dá问题wèn tí。

After listening, the staff explain how the dish is prepared. Anan appreciates the service and willingness to answer questions.

吃chī饭fàn前qián，小xiǎo禾hé想xiǎng起qǐ别bié人rén常cháng说shuō干gān杯bēi。他们tā men今天jīn tiān不喝bù hē酒jiǔ，就jiù用yòng水shuǐ一yī起qǐ说shuō这zhè句jù话huà，然rán后hòu好hǎo好hǎo享xiǎng受shòu这zhè顿dùn饭fàn。

Before eating, Xiao He recalls the toast 干杯. They are not drinking alcohol, so they toast with water and enjoy the meal.

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