Chinese Vocabulary – Eating Out

Eating Out – Useful Phrases

1. 你有预订吗？ – nǐ yǒu yù dìng ma? – Do you have a reservation? 

2. 我们可以看一下______吗？
wǒ men kě yǐ kàn yī xià______ ma? 
Can we see ______? 

• 菜单 – cài dān – a menu 
• 酒水单 – jiǔ shuǐ dān – a wine list 

3. 你有______吗？
nǐ yǒu______ma?
Do you have ______? 

• 套菜单 – tào cài dān – a set menu 
• 固定价格菜单 – gù dìng jià gé cài dān – a fixed-price menu 
• 儿童菜单 – ér tóng cài dān – a children's menu 
• 单店的菜单 – dān diàn de cài dān – an a la carte menu 

4. 我不能吃 ______。
wǒ bùnéng chī ______. 
I cannot eat ______. 

• 小麦 – xiǎo mài – wheat 
• 巧克力 – qiǎo kè lì – chocolate 
•  鱼 – yú – fish 
• 乳制品 – rǔ zhì pǐn – dairy food 

5. 我们可以要 ______ 吗？
wǒmen kěyǐ yào ______ ma? 
Can we have ______? 

• 一碗马铃薯汤 – yī wǎn mǎ líng shǔ tāng – a bowl of potato soup 
• 一些面条 – yī xiē miàn tiáo – some noodles 
• 一杯水 – yī bēi shuǐ – a glass of water