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Chinese phrases at a restaurant

Each with pinyin over every word, the English and sound.

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  1. fúwùyuán服务员！

    Excuse me! (to the waiter)

  2. qǐng请gěi给wǒ我càidān菜单。

    The menu, please.

  3. wǒmen我们liǎng两gè个rén人。

    There are two of us.

  4. yǒu有shénme什么tuījiàn推荐de的？

    What do you recommend?

  5. wǒ我yào要yī一wǎn碗niúròumiàn牛肉面。

    I’d like a bowl of beef noodles.

  6. bùyào不要là辣。

    Not spicy, please.

  7. wǒ我bù不chī吃ròu肉。

    I don’t eat meat.

  8. wǒ我duì对huāshēng花生guòmǐn过敏。

    I’m allergic to peanuts.

  9. qǐng请gěi给wǒ我yī一bēi杯shuǐ水。

    A glass of water, please.

  10. zài再lái来yī一píng瓶píjiǔ啤酒。

    Another bottle of beer.

  11. hǎochī好吃！

    Delicious!

  12. wǒ我chībǎo吃饱le了。

    I’m full.

  13. mǎidān买单。

    The bill, please.

  14. kěyǐ可以dǎbāo打包ma吗？

    Can I take this away?

  15. wǒ我qǐngkè请客。

    It’s on me.

What are useful Chinese phrases at a restaurant?

服务员！ (Excuse me! (to the waiter)) and 请给我菜单。 (The menu, please.) are two of the 15 on this page, each with pinyin and sound.

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