Intermediate - Ordering a Cake (C2409)

A: 服务员,我要给孩子买个生日蛋糕,大概10个人吃。
fúwùyuán, wǒ yào gěi háizi mǎi gè shēngrì dàngāo, dàgài shí gè rén chī.
Waiter, I want to buy a birthday cake for my child. It's for about 10 people.
B: 10个人的话,12寸的蛋糕应该差不多了。
shí gè rén dehuà, shíèr cùn de dàngāo yīnggāi chàbuduō le.
If there are 10 people, a 12-inch cake should be about right.
A: 那你们有哪些种类的?
nà nǐmen yǒu nǎxiē zhǒnglèi de?
Then what kinds of cake do you have?
B: 鲜奶水果蛋糕,巧克力蛋糕,慕斯蛋糕,芝士蛋糕我们都有。
xiānnǎi shuǐguǒ dàngāo, qiǎokèlì dàngāo, mùsī dàngāo, zhīshì dàngāo wǒmen dōu yǒu.
We've got fruit and cream cake, chocolate cake, mousse cake and cheese cake.
A: 慕斯蛋糕口感怎么样?
mùsī dàngāo kǒugǎn zěnmeyàng?
What's the flavor of the mousse cake?
B: 慕斯蛋糕口感比较细腻清爽。
mùsī dàngāo kǒugǎn bǐjiào xìnì qīngshuǎng.
The flavor of the mousse cake is more fine and smooth, and light and refreshing.
A: 那我们就买一个12寸慕斯蛋糕吧。
nà wǒmen jiù mǎi yī gè shíèr cùn mùsī dàngāo ba.
Then we want to buy a 12-inch mousse cake.
B: 好的。不过这款蛋糕要预订。明天10点以后才可以拿。
hǎode. bùguò zhè kuǎn dàngāo yào yùdìng. míngtiān shídiǎn yǐhòu cái kěyǐ ná.
Okay. However, you need to order this cake in advance. You can pick it up after 10 o'clock tomorrow.
A: 你们是现做的吗?
nǐmen shì xiàn zuò de ma?
Are your cakes freshly made?
B: 都是师傅早上现做的,您放心。
dōu shì shīfu zǎoshang xiàn zuò de, nín fàngxīn.
Our chefs freshly make them each morning. Relax.
B: 请问你孩子今年几岁?
qǐngwèn nǐ háizi jīnnián jǐ suì?
May I ask how old your child is?
A: 三岁。
sān suì.
Three years old.
B: 好,我帮你拿三根蜡烛。
hǎo, wǒ bāng nǐ ná sān gēn làzhú.
Okay. I'll help you get three candles.

Key Vocabulary

服务员 fúwùyuán waiter
蛋糕 dàngāo cake
的话 dehuà if
差不多 chàbuduō more or less
种类 zhǒnglèi kind
鲜奶 xiānnǎi fresh milk
慕斯 mùsī mousse
芝士 zhīshì cheese
口感 kǒugǎn taste; texture
细腻 xìnì fine and smooth
清爽 qīngshuǎng fresh and cool
预订 yùdìng to reserve, book
cái only
师傅 shīfu master, sir
放心 fàngxīn to relax
蜡烛 làzhú candle

Supplementary Vocabulary

长方形 chángfāngxíng rectangle
正方形 zhèngfāngxíng square
圆形 yuánxíng circle
提前 tíqián to do something beforehand
如果 rúguǒ if

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