EP52 点菜 Order Food

 Chinese 101: Order food in a restaurant & Choose dishes from a Chinese menu

 

Language Tips: Chinese cuisine you must try

 

Story of The Day: A magical and skilled form of craftsmanship 庖丁解牛 páo dīng jiě niú

 

 

Dialogue:

 

A：服务员，点菜！

 

Fú wù yuán ，diǎn cài！

 

Waiter, order please!

 

B：您好，请问您吃点儿什么？

 

Nín hǎo ，qǐng wèn nín chī diǎn ér shén me？

 

Hello, what would you like to eat?

 

A：我看看菜单...有什么特色推荐吗？

 

Wǒ kàn kàn cài dān.... yǒu shén me tè sè tuī jiàn ma？

 

Let me see the menu... Any special dish recommended?

 

B：我们这里的招牌菜是水煮鱼。

 

wǒ men zhè lǐ de zhāo pái cài shì shuǐ zhǔ yú 。

 

Spicy Boiled Fish is our signature dish here.

 

Words & expressions:

 

【服务员】Fú wù yuán: waiter; waitress

 

【点菜】diǎn cài: order food;

 

【菜单】cài dān：menu

 

【特色】tè sè：characteristic; features; special

 

【推荐】tuī jiàn: recommend; nominate; 

 

【招牌】zhāo pái: Shop Signs

 

【水煮鱼】shuǐ zhǔ yú: fish slices boiled in hot sauce/ Spicy boiled fish

 

Hosts: Liu Min & Sam Duckett & Jessica 

 

Programme Editor: Wang Xiaoyu

 

Producer: Lu Chang