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HSK 3.0 Level 1 \u00B7 Lesson 15

Order Chinese food at a restaurant

A foreign visitor orders traditional Chinese food at a restaurant for the first time.

Outcome: Understand a food-ordering conversation and basic Chinese food vocabulary, then write a short restaurant order.

\u23F1 ~30 minTask: l1-traditional-food10 dialogue lines20 words

Dialogue

服务员\uFF1A
Nǐ你hǎo好！Nǐ你xiǎng想chī吃shén什me么？Hello! What would you like to eat?
安娜\uFF1A
Wǒ我xiǎng想chī吃jiǎo饺zi子。Zhōng中guó国cài菜yǒu有shén什me么hǎo好chī吃de的？I'd like to eat dumplings. What's good in Chinese food?
服务员\uFF1A
Jiǎo饺zi子fēi非cháng常hǎo好chī吃！Nǐ你yào要shén什me么xiàn馅de儿的？Dumplings are extremely delicious! What filling would you like?
安娜\uFF1A
Jī鸡dàn蛋de的。Wǒ我hái还yào要yì一wǎn碗miàn面tiáor条儿。Egg filling. I also want a bowl of noodles.
服务员\uFF1A
Hǎo好。Wǒ我men们yě也yǒu有bāo包zi子hé和mǐ米fàn饭。OK. We also have steamed buns and rice.
安娜\uFF1A
Wǒ我yě也xiǎng想chī吃shuǐ水guǒ果。Kě可yǐ以hē喝chá茶ma吗？I also want to eat fruit. Can I have tea?
服务员\uFF1A
Kě可yǐ以。Nǐ你yào要shén什me么fàn饭？Sure. What rice would you like?
安娜\uFF1A
Lái来yì一bēi杯chá茶。Wǒ我hái还yào要zuò做fàn饭。A cup of tea, please. I also want to cook.
服务员\uFF1A
Hǎo好。Nǐ你de的fàn饭lái来le了！OK. Your food is here!
安娜\uFF1A
Zhōng中guó国cài菜fēi非cháng常hǎo好chī吃！Wǒ我hěn很xǐ喜huan欢。Wǒ我xiǎng想xué学zuò做fàn饭！Chinese food is extremely delicious! I really like it. I want to learn to cook!

Key vocabulary

Words introduced or practised in this lesson.

吃chīto eat喝hēto drink饭fàncooked rice菜càidish (type of food)茶chátea饺子jiǎo zidumpling包子bāo zisteamed stuffed bun面条儿miàn tiáo r米饭mǐ fàn(cooked) rice鸡蛋jī dàn(chicken) egg水果shuǐ guǒfruit好吃hǎo chītasty喜欢xǐ huanto like想xiǎngto want; to think要yàoimportant可以kě yǐcan做饭zuò fànto prepare a meal饭店fàn diànrestaurant中国Zhōng guóChina非常fēi chángunusual
View full Level 1 vocabulary \u2192

Characters in context

Key characters from this lesson.

饺
面
酱
醋
传
统
点
特

Grammar in use

Structures you will practise in this lesson.

想 for desire

Use 想 + verb to express wanting or would like to do something.

要 for intention

Use 要 + verb for stronger intention or plan than 想.

Ordering food patterns

Use 我要… / 来一个… / 有…吗 to order food and ask about availability.

Cultural vocabulary patterns

Use 中国的 + noun and 非常 + adjective to describe cultural items.

View full Level 1 grammar \u2192

Skill practice

Activities linked to this lesson\u2019s objectives.

🎧Listening📖Reading✍️Quiz📝Writing

Unit check

Answer the questions, then submit to see your results.

Q1. 安娜想吃什么？
Q2. 中国菜怎么样？
Q3. 安娜要什么馅儿的饺子？
Q4. 安娜还要什么？
Q5. 安娜想学什么？

Your turn

Write a short restaurant order: what you want to eat, what filling or type, and what you want to drink.

Frame

我想吃……。我要……的。我还要……。来一杯……。

Self-check

  • \u2610 I used 想吃 or 要 for food items.
  • \u2610 I named at least two food items.
  • \u2610 I included a drink order.
  • \u2610 I used 来 or 要 for ordering.

Continue learning

\u2190 PreviousWork informationFinish \u2192Level 1 overview