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Question 1

I go to the restroom first, let’s meet at the coffee house in a moment.

Ok, I’ll be waiting for you at the entrance.

Answer 1

Wǒ qù xià cèsuo, yíhuìr zài kāfēitīng jiàn.
我去下厕所，一会儿在咖啡厅见。

Hǎo ba. Yíhuìr wǒ zài ménkǒu děng nǐ.
好吧。一会儿我在门口等你。

Question 2

Gentlemen, what would you like to drink?

A glass of Coca-Cola, do you have beer?

• Yes, we have Qingdao beer and Yanjing beer.

Answer 2

Xiānsheng, nǐmen hē diǎnr shénme?
先生，你们喝点儿什么？

Yào bēi kělè. Nǐmen zhèr yǒu píjiǔ ma?
要杯可乐。你们这儿有啤酒吗？

Yǒu, yǒu Qīngdǎo píjiǔ hé Yānjīng píjiǔ.
有，有青岛啤酒和燕京啤酒。

Question 3

Do you have French wine?

Sorry, we don’t.

Then bring a bottle of beer and a pot of tea.

Answer 3

Yǒu Fǎguó pútaojiǔ ma ?
有法国葡萄酒吗？

Duìbùqǐ, wǒmen zhèr méi yǒu.
对不起，我们这儿没有。

Nà, lái yì píng píjiǔ hé yì hú chá.
那，来一瓶啤酒和一壶茶。

Question 4

Do you prefer Chinese or Western food?

I really like Chinese food.

What do you like the most eat?

I like dumplings.

Answer 4

Nǐ xǐhuān chī Zhōngcān, háishì Xīcān?
你喜欢吃中餐，还是西餐？

Wǒ fēicháng xǐhuān chī Zhōngcān.
我非常喜欢吃中餐。

Nǐ zuì xǐhuān chī shénme?
你最喜欢吃什么？

Wǒ zuì xǐhuān chī jiǎozi.
我最喜欢吃饺子。

Question 5

Have you ever eaten roast duck?

No, does it taste good?

Not bad, you should try it.

Answer 5

Nǐ chī guo kǎoyā méi yǒu?
你吃过烤鸭没有？

Méi chī guo, hǎochī ma?
没吃过, 好吃吗？

Búcuò, nǐ yīnggāi cháng yi cháng.
不错，你应该尝一尝。

Question 6

Do you know what kind of dish is this?

This is a cold dish. Also called “go-with-wine dish”.

What hot dishes are there on the menu?

There are vegetables, fish, pork, chicken and seafood.

Answer 6

Nǐ zhīdào zhèshì shénme cài ma?
你知道这是什么菜吗？

Zhè shì liángcài, yě jiào xiàjiǔcài.
这是凉菜，也叫下酒菜。

Càidān shàng yǒu shénme rècài?
菜单上有什么热菜？

Yǒu qīngcài, yú, ròu, jī hé hǎixiān.
有青菜，鱼，肉，鸡和海鲜。

Question 7

What kind of main food do you often eat?

Rice and steamed bun.

Answer 7

Nǐ cháng chī shénme zhǔshí ?
你常吃什么主食？

Mǐfàn hé mántou.
米饭和馒头。

Question 8

What would you two like to eat?

Do you have a menu? Let’s have a look at the menu first.

Here is the menu. Please have a look.

Answer 8

Nǐmen èr wèi chī diǎnr shénme ?
你们二位吃点儿什么？

Yǒu càidān ma ? Xiān kàn yíxià càidān.
有菜单吗？先看一下菜单。

Zhè shì càidān. Nǐmen xiān kàn yíxià.
这是菜单。你们先看一下。

Question 9

We’ll first have 3 cold dishes, a cucumber salad, a plate of peanuts and a beef cooked with soy sauce.

Answer 9

Xiān lǎi sān gè liángcài, yígè bànhuángguā, yì pánr huāshēngmǐ, yí gè jiàngniúròu.
先来３个凉菜，一个拌黄瓜，一盘儿花生米，一个酱牛肉。

Question 10

What about hot dishes? What hot dishes would you like?

We’ll have a half roast duck and a “fish-scent” hot shredded pork.

Answer 10

Rècài ne ? Yào shénme rècài?
热菜呢？要什么热菜？

Lái bàn zhī kǎoyā, yí gè yúxiāngròusī.
来半支烤鸭，一个鱼香肉丝。