Intermediate - Ordering Food for the Group (C1484)

A: 高文,你来点菜吧。
Gāo Wén, nǐ lái diǎn cài ba.
Gao Wen, why don't you order?
B: 不不不,我不会点,还是你们来吧。
bù bù bù, wǒ bùhuì diǎn, háishì nǐmen lái ba.
No, no, no... I'm no good at ordering. You guys better do it.
A: 那崔建,这家店你熟,你点吧。
nà Cuī Jiàn, zhè jiā diàn nǐ shóu, nǐ diǎn ba.
Then Cui Jian, you're familiar with this restaurant. You order.
C: 我不知道你们爱吃什么呀。蒋军,你了解大家,你来吧。
wǒ bù zhīdào nǐmen ài chī shénme ya. Jiǎng Jūn, nǐ liǎojiě dàjiā, nǐ lái ba.
I don't know what you all like to eat. Jiang Jun, you know everyone well; you do it.
D: 我只会吃,不会点。
wǒ zhǐ huì chī, bù huì diǎn.
I only know how to eat, not how to order.
A: 哎呀,你别客气了。我们都饿坏了。快点吧。
āiyā, nǐ bié kèqi le. wǒmen dōu è huài le. kuài diǎn ba.
Oh, stop it. We're all famished. Hurry up and order.
D: 好好好,我点。大家有什么不吃的,就说。服务员,再拿几份菜单。
hǎo hǎo hǎo, wǒ diǎn. dàjiā yǒu shénme bù chī de, jiù shuō. fúwùyuán, zài ná jǐ fèn càidān.
OK, OK, OK. I'll order. Everyone, if there's something you don't eat, speak up. Waiter, bring us a few more menus.
E: 好的。给!
hǎo de. gěi!
Sure. Here you are.
D: 哎,你们这里有什么特色菜?给我们推荐一下。
āi, nǐmen zhèlǐ yǒu shénme tèsè cài? gěi wǒmen tuījiàn yīxià.
Um, do you have any house specialties? Recommend us something.
E: 咖喱鸡,虾仁,…
gālíjī, xiārén,…
Curry chicken, shrimp...
D: 我们来个咖喱鸡,怎么样?
wǒmen lái ge gālíjī, zěnmeyàng?
How about we order curry chicken?
B: 可以啊。
kěyǐ a.
OK.
D: 你们吃辣吗?点个水煮鱼怎么样?
nǐmen chī là ma? diǎn ge shuǐzhǔyú zěnmeyàng?
Do you guys eat spicy? How about the spicy boiled fish?
C: 好的,好的。
hǎo de, hǎo de.
OK, yeah.
E: 先生,你们点了两个冷菜,六个热菜,一个汤。还需要吗?
xiānsheng, nǐmen diǎn le liǎng ge lěngcài, liù ge rècài, yī ge tāng. hái xūyào ma?
Sir, you ordered two cold dishes, six hot dishes, and one soup. Do you need anything else?
D: 先这些,不够我们再点。
xiān zhèxiē, bùgòu wǒmen zài diǎn.
These are fine for now. If it's not enough, we'll order more.
A: 服务员,上菜快点儿啊!
fúwùyuán, shàng cài kuài diǎnr a!
Waiter, be quick serving the food!
E: 好的,请稍等。
hǎo de, qǐng shāoděng.
OK, one moment, please.

Key Vocabulary

点菜 diǎn cài to order dishes
diǎn to order
shóu to be familiar with
了解 liǎojiě to understand, to know
坏了 huài le to be broken [fig. ...to an extreme]
fèn [measure word for dishes]
菜单 càidān menu
特色 tèsè speciality, characteristic
推荐 tuījiàn to recommend
咖喱鸡 gālíjī chicken curry
虾仁 xiārén shrimp
水煮鱼 shuǐzhǔyú spicy boiled fish
冷菜 lěngcài cold dish
热菜 rècài hot dishes
上菜 shàng cài to serve food
不够 bùgòu not enough

Supplementary Vocabulary

饭店 fàndiàn restaurant
请客 qǐngkè to treat someone
河虾 héxiā river shrimp
海鲜 hǎixiān seafood
如果 rúguǒ if

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