在饭馆 · At the Restaurant
Zài Fànguǎn — Ordering fish and greens with a friend, for eighty yuan.
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Every word shows its pinyin above the characters. The English translation follows each line.
今天我和朋友去饭馆吃饭。
Today my friend and I went to a restaurant to eat.
服务员给我们菜单。
The waiter gave us a menu.
我看了看,不知道吃什么。
I looked at it and did not know what to eat.
朋友说:"这里的鱼很好吃。"
My friend said: "The fish here is very tasty."
我们点了鱼和青菜。
We ordered fish and green vegetables.
我们还要了两碗米饭。
We also asked for two bowls of rice.
菜很快就来了。
The food came very quickly.
我们吃得很好,一共八十块。
We ate very well; in total it was eighty yuan.
Vocabulary in this story (37 words)
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 今天 | jīntiān | today |
| 我 | wǒ | I |
| 和 | hé | and |
| 朋友 | péngyou | my friend |
| 去 | qù | went to |
| 饭馆 | fànguǎn | a restaurant |
| 吃饭 | chī fàn | to eat |
| 服务员 | fúwùyuán | the waiter |
| 给 | gěi | gave |
| 我们 | wǒmen | us |
| 菜单 | càidān | a menu |
| 看了看 | kàn le kàn | took a look |
| 不 | bù | did not |
| 知道 | zhīdào | know |
| 吃 | chī | to eat |
| 什么 | shénme | what |
| 说 | shuō | said |
| 这里 | zhèlǐ | here |
| 的 | de | (of) |
| 鱼 | yú | the fish |
| 很 | hěn | very |
| 好吃 | hǎochī | tasty |
| 点 | diǎn | ordered |
| 了 | le | (past) |
| 青菜 | qīngcài | green vegetables |
| 还 | hái | also |
| 要 | yào | asked for |
| 两碗 | liǎng wǎn | two bowls of |
| 米饭 | mǐfàn | rice |
| 菜 | cài | the food |
| 很快 | hěn kuài | very quickly |
| 就 | jiù | then |
| 来了 | lái le | came |
| 得 | de | (manner) |
| 很好 | hěn hǎo | very well |
| 一共 | yígòng | in total |
| 八十块 | bāshí kuài | eighty yuan |