Chinese 101: How to ask the waitor to serve food faster
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Dialogue:
A:服务员,什么时候上菜?
fú wù yuán ,shén me shí hòu shàng cài ?
Waiter, when can you server the food?
B:请稍等。
qǐng shāo děng。
Please wait for a moment.
A:我已经等了四十分钟了。
wǒ yǐ jīng děng le sì shí fèn zhōng le 。
I’ve already been waiting for 40 minutes.
B:不好意思,我再给您催催。
bù hǎo yì si ,wǒ zài gěi nín cuī cuī 。
Sorry, I will push the chef again.
A:麻烦您快点,我要饿死了。
má fán nín kuài diǎn ,wǒ yào è sǐ le 。
Hurry up please, I’m starving!
Words & expressions:
【服务员】fú wù yuán: server, waiter/waitress
【上菜】shàng cài: serve the food
【分钟】fèn zhōng: minite
【不好意思】bú hǎo yì sī: sorry
【催】cuī: urge, hurry
【麻烦】má fán: trouble, bother
【饿】è: hungry
【死】sǐ:dead; death
