This document provides Chinese vocabulary terms for foods, drinks, and restaurant items. It includes terms for black tea, green tea, waiter/waitress, please sit, cup, bottle, noodles, ordering food, and using chopsticks. Examples are given in Chinese characters with pinyin romanization and English translations. The document aims to teach basic terms needed for ordering and eating out at a Chinese restaurant.

1. Joanne Chen
IVC Chinese instructor
2016

2. Hóngchá
Black Tea
红
Hóng:red
茶
Chá:tea

3. 绿茶
Lüchá
Green tea
绿
Lǜ:green
茶
Chá: tea

4. 还是
Háishì
Or

5. 服务员
Fúwù yuán
Waiter/waitress
服务
Fúwù: service
员
Yuán: staff

6. 坐
zuò
sit
坐下
Zuòxià
Sit down

7. 请坐
Qǐngzuò
Please sit

8. 先生
Xiānshēng
Mr.
小姐
Xiǎojiě
Miss

9. 9.先, xiān ,First

10. 喝
hē
drink

11. 11.杯 bēi cup

12. 我要一杯冰水
» Wǒ yào yì bēi bīng shuǐ
» I want a cup of ice water

13. 我要一杯水
» Wǒ yào yì bēi shuǐ
» I want a cup of water

14. 14. 瓶 píng, bottle

16. 拉面 lā miàn
炒面 Chǎo miàn
汤面 tāngmiàn方便面 Fāngbiàn miàn

21. 点菜
Diǎncài
Order food
A.一盘饺子
Yì pán jiǎozi
B.一碗汤
Yì wǎn tāng
C.一盘炒饭
Yì pán chǎofàn
A

25. 筷子
Kuàizi: chopsticks
A. A pair of chopstics
Yì shuāng kuàizi
一双筷子
B. Hold chopsticks
Ná kuàizi
拿筷子 http://env.people.com.cn/GB/6320024.html
A
B