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Which Restaurant Are You Going to Eat At?

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Which Restaurant Are You Going to Eat At?

Bai Xue and Xiaobei are chatting in the schoolyard during lunch break.

你们nǐ men去qù哪nǎ个ge饭馆fàn guǎn吃饭chī fàn

白雪bái xuě:小北xiǎo běi,明天míng tiān放假fàng jià,你nǐ去qù哪儿nǎ'r玩wán?

Bai Xue: Xiaobei, tomorrow is a day off. Where are you going to have fun?

小北xiǎo běi:我wǒ有yǒu个ge高中gāo zhōng同学tóng xué回来huí lái了le。明天míng tiān我wǒ要yào请qǐng他tā去qù饭馆fàn guǎn吃饭chī fàn。

Xiaobei: One of my high school classmates is back. I’m going to treat him to a meal at a restaurant tomorrow.

白雪bái xuě:高中gāo zhōng同学tóng xué?是shì男孩儿nán hái'r还是hái shi女孩儿nǚ hái'r?

Bai Xue: A high school classmate? A guy or a girl?

小北xiǎo běi:男孩儿nán hái'r。他tā读dú完wán高中gāo zhōng就jiù出国chū guó了le。

Xiaobei: A guy. He went abroad right after finishing high school.

他tā爸爸bà ba是shì外国人wài guó rén,他tā跟着gēn zhe爸爸bà ba去qù了le外国wài guó。

His father is a foreigner, and he went abroad with his father.

白雪bái xuě:你们nǐ men去qù哪nǎ个ge饭馆fàn guǎn吃饭chī fàn?

Bai Xue: Which restaurant are you going to eat at?

小北xiǎo běi:他tā想xiǎng吃chī北京烤鸭běi jīng kǎo yā。

Xiaobei: He wants to eat Peking duck.

他tā说shuō他tā小时候xiǎo shí hou很hěn喜欢xǐ huan吃chī烤鸭kǎo yā,但dàn出国chū guó后hòu就jiù没méi有yǒu吃chī过guò好吃hǎo chī的de烤鸭kǎo yā了le。

He said that when he was a child, he loved eating roast duck, but after going abroad, he hasn’t had any delicious roast duck.

白雪bái xuě:他tā那样nà yàng喜欢xǐ huan烤鸭kǎo yā,那nà四季民福sì jì mín fú怎么样zěn me yàng?听说tīng shuō他们tā men的de烤鸭kǎo yā不错bú cuò。

Bai Xue: Since he likes roast duck so much, what about Siji Minfu? I’ve heard their roast duck is pretty good.

小北xiǎo běi:我wǒ也yě在zài想xiǎng四季民福sì jì mín fú。他tā住zhù的de酒店jiǔ diàn旁边páng biān就jiù有yǒu一yì家jiā四季民福sì jì mín fú。

Xiaobei: I was thinking about Siji Minfu too. There’s a Siji Minfu right next to the hotel where he’s staying.

白雪bái xuě:他tā住zhù在zài哪nǎ个ge酒店jiǔ diàn?离lí我们wǒ men学校xué xiào远yuǎn吗ma?

Bai Xue: Which hotel is he staying at? Is it far from our school?

小北xiǎo běi:他tā住zhù在zài王府井wáng fǔ jǐng酒店jiǔ diàn,离lí我们wǒ men学校xué xiào有点儿yǒu diǎn'r远yuǎn,坐zuò公交车gōng jiāo chē要yào一yí个ge小时xiǎo shí。

Xiaobei: He’s staying at Wangfujing Hotel. It’s a bit far from our school. It takes an hour by bus.

白雪bái xuě:公交车gōng jiāo chē太tài慢màn了le,还是hái shi打车dǎ chē吧ba!打车dǎ chē多duō长cháng时间shí jiān?

Bai Xue: The bus is too slow. Take a taxi instead! How long does it take by taxi?

小北xiǎo běi:打车dǎ chē只zhǐ要yào半bàn个ge小时xiǎo shí。我wǒ明天míng tiān打车dǎ chē去qù吧ba。

Xiaobei: It only takes half an hour by taxi. I’ll take a taxi there tomorrow.

白雪bái xuě:你nǐ高中gāo zhōng同学tóng xué会huì在zài北京běi jīng住zhù多duō长cháng时间shí jiān?

Bai Xue: How long will your high school classmate stay in Beijing?

小北xiǎo běi:一yí个ge星期xīng qī。他们tā men学校xué xiào现在xiàn zài在zài放假fàng jià,下xià周三zhōu sān开学kāi xué,他tā星期天xīng qī tiān就jiù要yào回去huí qù了le。

Xiaobei: A week. His school is on break now and starts next Wednesday, so he will go back on Sunday.

白雪bái xuě:你们nǐ men是shì很hěn好hǎo的de朋友péng you吧ba?

Bai Xue: You’re very good friends, right?

小北xiǎo běi:对duì。他tā小时候xiǎo shí hou在zài南京nán jīng上学shàng xué,高中gāo zhōng才cái来lái北京běi jīng。他tā是shì我wǒ最好zuì hǎo的de朋友péng you。

Xiaobei: Yes. He went to school in Nanjing when he was a child and only came to Beijing for high school. He is my best friend.

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Vocabulary 98 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
白雪 bái xuěBai Xue (name)
小北 xiǎo běiXiaobei (name)
明天 míng tiāntomorrow
放假 fàng jiàto have a holiday or vacation
你 nǐyou (informal)
去 qùto go
哪儿 nǎ'rwhere
玩 wánto play
我 wǒI
有 yǒuto have
个 geclassifier for people or objects in general
高中 gāo zhōngsenior high school
同学 tóng xuéfellow student
回来 huí láito return
了 le(marks a completed action or a change of situation)
要 yàowill
请 qǐngto treat (to a meal etc)
他 tāhe or him
饭馆 fàn guǎnrestaurant
吃饭 chī fànto have a meal
是 shìis
男孩儿 nán hái'rboy (erhua variant of 男孩)
还是 hái shior
女孩儿 nǚ hái'rgirl (erhua variant of 女孩)
读 dúto attend (school)
完 wán(as a complement, indicating the action is complete)
就 jiùas early as
出国 chū guóto go abroad
爸爸 bà bafather (informal)
外国人 wài guó rénforeigner
跟着 gēn zheto follow after
外国 wài guóforeign (country)
你们 nǐ menyou (plural)
哪 nǎwhich
想 xiǎngto want
吃 chīto eat
北京烤鸭 běi jīng kǎo yāPeking duck
说 shuōto say
小时候 xiǎo shí houin one's childhood
很 hěnvery
喜欢 xǐ huanto like
烤鸭 kǎo yāroast duck
但 dànbut
后 hòuafterwards
没 méi(negative prefix for verbs)
过 guò(experienced action marker)
好吃 hǎo chītasty
的 de(shows possession or belonging)
那样 nà yàngthat kind
那 nàthen (in that case)
四季民福 sì jì mín fúSiji Minfu, famous Peking duck restaurant
怎么样 zěn me yàngwhat’s it like?
听说 tīng shuōto hear (sth said)
他们 tā menthey
不错 bú cuòright
也 yěalso
在 zàiin the middle of doing sth
住 zhùto live
酒店 jiǔ diànhotel
旁边 páng biānside
一 yìone
家 jiāclassifier for families or businesses
离 líto be away from
我们 wǒ menwe
学校 xué xiàoschool
远 yuǎnfar
吗 ma(question particle for "yes-no" questions)
王府井 wáng fǔ jǐngWangfujing neighborhood of central Beijing, famous for shopping
有点儿 yǒu diǎn'rslightly
坐 zuòto take (a bus, airplane etc)
公交车 gōng jiāo chēpublic transport vehicle
小时 xiǎo shíhour
太 tàitoo (much)
慢 mànslow
打车 dǎ chēto take a taxi (in town)
吧 ba(indicates a suggested action)
多 duōhow (to what extent)
长 chánglength
时间 shí jiāntime
只 zhǐonly
半 bànhalfway
会 huìlikely to
北京 běi jīngBeijing, capital of People's Republic of China
星期 xīng qīweek
现在 xiàn zàinow
下 xiànext
周三 zhōu sānWednesday
开学 kāi xuéschool opening
星期天 xīng qī tiānSunday
回去 huí qùto return
好 hǎogood
朋友 péng youfriend
对 duìright
南京 nán jīngNanjing, subprovincial city on the Changjiang, capital of Jiangsu province,
上学 shàng xuéto go to school
才 cáinot until (with an expression of time)
来 láito come
最好 zuì hǎobest