Study Material 5 - Eating out

Translate to Chinese

• Today Wenxin and David go to a restaurant
• to eat (a meal).
• David, you treated me
• to western food yesterday, today I treat you to Chinese food.
• You are too polite. (You are too kind.)
• Let’s order (food).
• Waiter/waitress, I want a cup of tea. What do you want?
• I want a glass of beer
• One glass of beer, one cup of tea.
• What would (you) like to eat?
• Give
• us two (portions of) noodles and one (portion of) meat balls. David, have a look at the
• menu, what do you want to eat?
• What is this?

Translate to Chinese

• That is Xiaolongbao (small steamed buns).
• Have you eaten Xiaolongbao?
• I have never eaten Xiaolongbao, but I
• heard it is very tasty.
• Ok, how many do we order? How about
• twenty?
• Twenty is too
• many. We already have noodles and meat balls. How about ten?
• Ok, waiter/waitress, please give us ten
• Xiaolongbao more.
• How is it? Is it tasty?
• It is so tasty! Wenxin, thank you for
• treating me to a meal.
• You are welcome!

Translate to Chinese

• I treat you to a meal, what do you think?
• Let’s eat Chinese food, what do you think?
• What do you think? Is it tasty?
• How many Xiaolongbao do you want to eat?
• How many cups of tea do you want?
• How many people there will be altogether?

Translate to Chinese

• What do you want to eat?
• What dishes do you want to order?
• What is that?
• Are you a Swede (or not)?
• Have you eaten Xiaolongbao (or not)?
• Let’s order noodle, is it ok (or not)?

Translate to Chinese

• Have you had the experience of eating Xiaolongbao?
• I have had the experience of eating Xiaolongbao.
• I have never had the experience of eating Xiaolongbao.
• Have you (ever) been to China?
• I have been to China (I have had the experience of visiting
• China).
• I have never been to China. (I have never had the
• experience of visiting China.)