Integrated Chinese Level 1, Part 2; Lesson 12, Dialogue 1

Front 1

请进,请进。

Back 1

Qǐng jìn, qǐng jìn.

Hint 1

Come in! Please come in!

Front 2

人怎么这么多?

Back 2

Rén zěnme zhème duō?

Hint 2

How come there are so many people?

Front 3

好像一个位子都没有了。

Back 3

Hǎoxiàng yí ge wèizi dōu méiyǒu le.

Hint 3

It doesn’t look like there’s a table left.

Front 4

服务员, 请问, 还有没有位子?

Back 4

Fúwùyuán, qǐngwèn, hái yǒu méiyǒu wèizi?

Hint 4

Waiter, are there any tables left?

Front 5

有有。那张桌子没有人。

Back 5

Yǒu yǒu. Nà zhāng zhuōzi méiyǒu rén.

Hint 5

Yes, yes. That table is not taken.

Front 6

两位想吃点儿什么?

Back 6

Liǎng wèi xiǎng chī diǎnr shénme?

Hint 6

What would you like to order?

Front 7

王朋, 你点菜吧。

Back 7

Wáng Péng, nǐ diǎn cài ba.

Hint 7

Wang Peng, why don’t you order?

Front 8

好。先给我们两盘饺子, 要素的。

Back 8

Hǎo. Xiān gěi wǒmen liǎng pán jiǎozi, yào sù de.

Hint 8

All right. Give us two plates of dumplings, to start things off. Vegetarian dumplings.

Front 9

除了饺子以外, 还要什么?

Back 9

Chúle jiǎozi yǐwài, hái yào shénme?

Hint 9

What else would you like besides dumplings?

Front 10

李友, 你说呢?

Back 10

Lǐ Yǒu, nǐ shuō ne?

Hint 10

Li You, what do you say?

Front 11

还要一盘家常豆腐,

Back 11

Hái yào yì pán jiācháng dòufu,

Hint 11

Family-style tofu,

Front 12

不要放肉, 我吃素。

Back 12

bú yào fàng ròu, wǒ chī sù.

Hint 12

no meat in it. I’m a vegetarian.

Front 13

我们的家常豆腐没有肉。

Back 13

Wǒmen de jiācháng dòufu méiyǒu ròu.

Hint 13

Our family-style tofu has no meat in it.

Front 14

还要两碗酸辣汤,

Back 14

Hái yào liǎng wǎn suānlàtāng,

Hint 14

Also two bowls of hot and sour soup,

Front 15

请别放味精, 少放点儿盐。

Back 15

qǐng bié fàng wèijīng, shǎo fàng diǎnr yán.

Hint 15

no MSG, not too salty.

Front 16

有小白菜吗?

Back 16

Yǒu xiǎo báicài ma?

Hint 16

Do you have baby bok choy?

Front 17

对不起, 小白菜刚卖完。

Back 17

Duìbuqǐ, xiǎo báicài gāng mài wán.

Hint 17

I’m sorry. We’ve just sold out baby bok choy.

Front 18

那就不要青菜了。

Back 18

Nà jiù bú yào qīngcài le.

Hint 18

Then we’ll do without green vegetables.

Front 19

那喝点儿什么呢?

Back 19

Nà hē diǎnr shénme ne?

Hint 19

What would you like to drink?

Front 20

我要一杯冰茶。李友, 你喝什么?

Back 20

Wǒ yào yì bēi bīng chá. Lǐ Yǒu, nǐ hē shénme?

Hint 20

I’d like a glass of iced tea. Li You, what would you like to drink?

Front 21

我很渴, 请给我一杯可乐,

Back 21

Wǒ hěn kě, qǐng gěi wǒ yì bēi kělè,

Hint 21

I’m really thirsty. Please give me a cola,

Front 22

多放点儿冰。

Back 22

duō fàng diǎnr bīng.

Hint 22

with lots of ice.

Front 23

好, 两盘饺子, 一盘家常豆腐, 两碗酸辣汤,

Back 23

Hǎo, liǎng pán jiǎozi, yì pán jiācháng dòufu, liǎng wǎn suānlàtāng,

Hint 23

OK. Two plates of dumplings, family-style tofu, two hot and sour soups,

Front 24

一杯冰茶, 一杯可乐, 多放冰。

Back 24

yì bēi bīng chá, yì bēi kělè, duō fàng bīng.

Hint 24

a glass of iced tea, a cola with lots of ice.

Front 25

还要别的吗?

Back 25

Hái yào bié de ma?

Hint 25

Anything else?

Front 26

不要别的了, 这些够了。

Back 26

Bú yào bié de le, zhè xiē gòu le.

Hint 26

That’ll be all. That’s more than enough.

Front 27

服务员, 我们都饿了,请上菜快一点儿。

Back 27

Fúwùyuán, wǒmen dōu è le, qǐng shàng cài kuài yìdiǎnr.

Hint 27

Waiter, we’re both really hungry. Could you please bring the food as soon as possible?

Front 28

没问题, 菜很快就能做好。

Back 28

Méi wèntí, cài hěn kuài jiù néng zuò hǎo.

Hint 28

No problem. The dishes will be done in no time.