对话（1）顾客A：我们要这个和这个，还有这个。
服务员：好的。
顾客B：都是肉，我们再点个素的吧。
顾客A：好，你想吃哪个？
顾客B：要不点个地三鲜？
顾客A：可以，那再加个地三鲜。
服务员：好的。
需要喝的吗？
顾客B：暂时不需要，我们喝茶就行了。
对话（2）顾客：我要一个麻婆豆腐和一份烤鸭，再来两份饭。
服务员：不好意思，烤鸭卖完了。
要不您看看这个红烧肉？
这也是我们的招牌菜。
顾客：红烧肉辣不辣？
服务员：不辣。
顾客：可以，那就换成红烧肉。
再来一瓶啤酒和一杯鲜榨橙汁。
服务员：好的。
对话（3）顾客：来个肉丸汤和一个水煮肉片，不要米饭。
服务员：好的。
顾客：再来个西红柿炒鸡蛋吧。
对了，水煮肉片多放点儿辣椒。
服务员：好的，您还要点儿别的吗？
顾客：先这样，不够了再点。
对话（4）顾客：这个是我们的。
服务员：菜上齐了，请慢用。
顾客：这个上错了吧？
我们点的烤鱼，不是水煮鱼。
服务员：抱歉抱歉，我们马上给您换。
对话（5）顾客：我们点的水煮肉片到现在还没上。
服务员：好的，我帮您催一下。
顾客：好。
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 对话 | duì huà | dialogue; conversation |
| 顾客 | gù kè | customer; client |
| 我们 | wǒ men | we; us; ourselves; our |
| 要 | yào | to want; to need; to ask for |
| 这个 | zhè ge | (pronoun) this / (adjective) this |
| 和 | hé | and; together with |
| 还有 | hái yǒu | in addition |
| 服务员 | fú wù yuán | waiter / waitress / attendant / customer service personnel |
| 好的 | hǎo de | okay; all right; got it |
| 都 | dōu | all; both; entirely |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only) |
| 肉 | ròu | meat / flesh / pulp (of a fruit) |
| 再 | zài | again; once more; re- |
| 点 | diǎn | to touch briefly; to tap / to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list) / to order (food etc); to select / to mention; to bring up (a topic or person) / to hint at; to imply / to administer (eye medicine etc) in drops / to light (a fire, a lamp etc); to ignite / to nod (one's head) in agreement; to beckon by moving (one's hand) up and down |
| 个 | gè | classifier for people or objects in general |
| 素 | sù | white / plain, unadorned / vegetarian (food) |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 吧 | ba | (modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise) / ...right? / ...OK? / ...I presume. |
| 好 | hǎo | all right! |
| 你 | nǐ | you |
| 想 | xiǎng | to desire; to want (to) |
| 吃 | chī | to eat; to consume / to eat at |
| 哪个 | nǎ ge | which / who |
| 要不 | yào bù | otherwise / or else / how about...? / either... (or...) |
| 地三鲜 | dì sān xiān | dish consisting of stir-fried potato, eggplant and green pepper |
| 可以 | kě yǐ | can / may / possible / able to |
| 那 | nà | then (in that case) |
| 加 | jiā | to add / to increase; to augment |
| 需要 | xū yào | to need; to want; to demand; to require |
| 喝 | hē | to drink |
| 吗 | ma | (question particle for "yes-no" questions) |
| 暂时 | zàn shí | temporary; provisional; for the time being |
| 不 | bù | no; not so |
| 茶 | chá | tea / tea plant |
| 就 | jiù | merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly |
| 行 | xíng | capable; competent / all right; OK!; will do |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 我 | wǒ | I; me; my |
| 一 | yī | one / single / a (article) |
| 麻婆 | má pó | short for Mapo tofu; a Sichuan-style spicy tofu dish |
| 豆腐 | dòu fu | tofu / bean curd |
| 份 | fèn | classifier for gifts, newspaper, magazine, papers, reports, contracts etc |
| 烤 | kǎo | to roast; to grill; to broil; to bake; to toast (bread) / to warm oneself by a fire |
| 鸭 | yā | duck / (slang) male prostitute |
| 来 | lái | (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) |
| 两 | liǎng | two / both / some / a few |
| 饭 | fàn | cooked rice |
| 不好意思 | bù hǎo yì si | to feel embarrassed / to find it embarrassing / to be sorry (for inconveniencing sb) |
| 卖 | mài | to sell |
| 完 | wán | to finish / to be over |
| 您 | nín | you (courteous, as opposed to informal 你[ni3]) |
| 看 | kàn | to see; to look at / to read / to watch / to visit; to call on / to consider; to regard as / to look after / to treat (a patient or illness) / to depend on / to feel (that) / (after a verb) to give it a try / to watch out for |
| 这 | zhè | this; these |
| 红烧 | hóng shāo | to braise in soy sauce until reddish-brown |
| 也 | yě | also; too; as well; (not ...) either |
| 招牌 | zhāo pai | signboard / shop sign / reputation of a business |
| 菜 | cài | dish (of food) |
| 辣 | là | hot (spicy) / pungent |
| 换 | huàn | to exchange / to change / to substitute / to switch / to convert (currency) |
| 成 | chéng | to succeed / to finish / to complete / to accomplish / to become / to turn into / to be all right |
| 瓶 | píng | classifier for wine and liquids |
| 啤酒 | pí jiǔ | beer (loanword) |
| 杯 | bēi | classifier for certain containers of liquids |
| 鲜 | xiān | fresh / bright (in color) / delicious / tasty |
| 榨 | zhà | to press / to extract (juice) |
| 橙汁 | chéng zhī | orange juice |
| 肉丸 | ròu wán | meatball |
| 汤 | tāng | soup / hot or boiling water / decoction of medicinal herbs / water in which sth has been boiled |
| 水煮 | shuǐ zhǔ | cooked by boiling in water |
| 肉片 | ròu piàn | meat slice |
| 不要 | bù yào | don't!; must not |
| 米饭 | mǐ fàn | (cooked) rice |
| 西红柿 | xī hóng shì | tomato |
| 炒 | chǎo | to sauté; to stir-fry / to speculate (in real estate etc); to scalp / to hype up / to sack; to fire (sb) |
| 鸡蛋 | jī dàn | (chicken) egg / hen's egg |
| 对了 | duì le | Oh, that's right, ... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention) / Oh, by the way, ... |
| 多 | duō | many; much; more; a lot of |
| 放 | fàng | to put / to place |
| 点儿 | diǎn r | erhua |
| 辣椒 | là jiāo | hot pepper / chili |
| 还 | hái | in addition, also, else, even |
| 别的 | bié de | else / other |
| 先 | xiān | beforehand; first; earlier / at first; originally / for the time being; for now |
| 这样 | zhè yàng | this way; like this; so |
| 够 | gòu | enough (sufficient) / enough (too much) |
| 我们的 | woměn de | our; belonging to us |
| 上 | shàng | to climb; to get onto; to go up |
| 齐 | qí | all together |
| 请 | qǐng | please (do sth) |
| 慢 | màn | slow |
| 用 | yòng | (courteous) to eat; to drink |
| 错 | cuò | wrong / bad / interlocking / complex |
| 鱼 | yú | fish |
| 不是 | bù shì | is not |
| 抱歉 | bào qiàn | sorry! |
| 马上 | mǎ shàng | at once / right away / immediately |
| 给 | gěi | to / for / for the benefit of / to do sth (for sb) |
| 到 | dào | to reach; to arrive / to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) |
| 现在 | xiàn zài | now; at present; currently |
| 没 | méi | (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not |
| 帮 | bāng | to help / to assist / to support / for sb (i.e. as a help) |
| 催 | cuī | to urge / to press / to prompt / to rush sb / to hasten sth / to expedite |
| 一下 | yī xià | (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try) |