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🇨🇳 Chinese food and restaurant phrases

Ordering is the conversation you will have most often and the one where pointing stops working fastest, because the question that comes back is never the one you rehearsed. Dishes, drinks, ordering, asking what is in it, and paying. Press any line to hear it.

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Food & Drink

米饭mǐfànRice
shuǐWater
鸡肉jīròuChicken
好吃hǎochīDelicious
Spicy
不辣bùlàNot spicy
咖啡kāfēiCoffee
炒饭chǎofànFried rice
木瓜沙拉mùguā shālāPapaya salad
啤酒píjiǔBeer

Restaurant & Ordering

菜单càidānMenu
点菜diǎncàiTo order food
素食sùshíVegetarian
不加糖bù jiātángNo sugar
勺子sháoziSpoon
叉子chāziFork
买单mǎidānThe bill, please
打包dǎbāoTakeaway, please
白开水báikāishuǐPlain water
洗手间在哪里?xǐshǒujiān zài nǎlǐ?Where is the toilet?

Drinks & Desserts

cháTea
牛奶niúnǎiMilk
果汁guǒzhīJuice
bīngIce
点心diǎnxīnSnack / dessert
冰淇淋bīngqílínIce cream
芒果糯米饭mángguǒ nuòmǐfànMango sticky rice
巧克力qiǎokèlìChocolate
tiánSweet
xiánSalty

Street Food

烤鸡kǎojīGrilled chicken
烤猪肉串kǎo zhūròu chuànGrilled pork skewer
海南鸡饭hǎinán jīfànChicken rice
泰式炒河粉tàishì chǎohéfěnPad Thai (fried noodles)
绿咖喱lǜ gālíGreen curry
清迈咖喱面qīngmài gālí miànKhao soi (curry noodles)
煎蛋jiāndànThai omelette
沙爹shādiēSatay
香蕉煎饼xiāngjiāo jiānbǐngRoti (sweet pancake)
椰奶yēnǎiCoconut milk

At the Café

冰咖啡bīng kāfēiIced coffee
Hot (drink)
加奶jiānǎiWith milk
少糖shǎotángLess sweet
蛋糕dàngāoCake
堂食tángshíDine in
这个座位有人吗?zhège zuòwèi yǒurén ma?Is this seat free?
可以续杯吗?kěyǐ xùbēi ma?Can I get a refill?
很好吃hěn hǎochīVery tasty
氛围很好fēnwéi hěn hǎoNice atmosphere

Tableware & Utensils

盘子pánziPlate
wǎnBowl
杯子bēiziGlass (cup)
茶杯chábēiCup
筷子kuàiziChopsticks
dāoKnife
围裙wéiqúnApron
纸巾zhǐjīnTissue
吸管xīguǎnStraw
开瓶器kāipíngqìBottle opener

At a Café

咖啡kāfēiCoffee
cháTea
bīngIce
冰的bīng deIced / cold
tiánSweet
牛奶niúnǎiMilk
tángSugar
点心diǎnxīnSnack / dessert
蛋糕dàngāoCake
果汁guǒzhīFruit juice
杯子bēiziGlass / cup
座位zuòwèiSeat

Drinks & Beverages

饮料yǐnliàoDrink
咖啡kāfēiCoffee
cháTea
泰式奶茶tàishì nǎicháThai iced tea
果汁guǒzhīFruit juice
橙汁chéngzhīOrange juice
啤酒píjiǔBeer
葡萄酒pútáojiǔWine
烈酒lièjiǔLiquor
汽水qìshuǐSoft drink
牛奶niúnǎiMilk
bīngIce
椰子水yēzi shuǐCoconut water
冰沙bīngshāSmoothie
白开水báikāishuǐPlain water
少糖shǎotángLess sweet

Thai Dishes

泰式炒河粉tàishì chǎohéfěnPad Thai
冬阴功虾汤dōngyīngōng xiā tāngTom yum shrimp soup
青木瓜沙拉qīngmùguā shālāPapaya salad
炒饭chǎofànFried rice
绿咖喱lǜ gālíGreen curry
海南鸡饭hǎinán jīfànChicken rice
打抛炒肉dǎ pāo chǎo ròuBasil stir-fry
马沙文咖喱mǎ shāwén gālíMassaman curry
芒果糯米饭mángguǒ nuòmǐfànMango sticky rice
汤面tāngmiànNoodle soup
泰式煎蛋tàishì jiāndànThai omelet
烤猪肉串kǎo zhūròu chuànGrilled pork skewer
沙爹shādiēSatay
春卷chūnjuǎnSpring roll
zhōuRice porridge
酱油炒河粉jiàngyóu chǎohéfěnSoy sauce noodles

Thai Desserts

泰式椰子小煎饼tàishì yēzi xiǎo jiānbǐngCoconut pancakes (khanom krok)
椰浆汤圆yējiāng tāngyuánRice balls in coconut milk (bua loy)
椰浆香兰凉粉条yējiāng xiānglán liángfěntiáoPandan noodles in coconut milk
金丝蛋jīnsī dànGolden egg threads
蛋黄金球dànhuáng jīnqiúGolden egg-yolk sweet
泰式蛋奶糕tàishì dàn nǎigāoThai custard
千层糕qiāncéng gāoLayered jelly cake
红宝石甜品hóngbǎoshí tiánpǐnRed rubies dessert
椰浆香蕉yējiāng xiāngjiāoBanana in coconut milk
泰式脆薄饼tàishì cuì báobǐngCrispy Thai crepe
什锦甜品shíjǐn tiánpǐnMixed Thai dessert (ruam mit)
糖浆tángjiāngSyrup

Food Delivery

点餐diǎncānTo order food
外卖wàimàiDelivery
外卖员wàimài yuánDelivery rider
配送费pèisòngfèiDelivery fee
到了dào leIt has arrived
菜凉了càiliáng leThe food is cold
跟踪订单gēnzōng dìngdānTo track the order
微辣wēilàMild spicy
不要蔬菜búyào shūcàiNo vegetables
五星好评wǔxīng hǎopíngFive-star review

At the Bakery

面包店miànbāodiànBakery
面包miànbāoBread
刚出炉gāng chūlúFreshly baked
牛角包niújiǎo bāoCroissant
一块蛋糕yīkuài dàngāoSlice of cake
好香hǎoxiāngSmells so good
要这个yào zhègeThis one, please
装盒子里zhuāng hézi lǐA box, please
少糖shǎotángLess sweet
送一个sòng yígèOne free extra

At the Ice Cream Shop

冰淇淋店bīngqílín diànIce cream shop
甜筒tiántǒngCone
两球liǎngqiúTwo scoops
要杯装的yàobēi zhuāng deIn a cup, please
香草味xiāngcǎo wèiVanilla flavor
芒果味mángguǒ wèiMango flavor
哪个口味好吃?nǎge kǒuwèi hǎochī ?Which flavor is good?
可以尝一下吗?kěyǐ cháng yīxià ma ?Can I taste it?
化了huà leIt's melting
真爽zhēnshuǎngSo refreshing

Breakfast Time

油条yóutiáoFried dough sticks
煎蛋jiāndànFried egg
溏心蛋táng xīndànSoft-boiled eggs
烤面包kǎomiànbāoToast
果酱guǒjiàngJam
黄油huángyóuButter
蜂蜜fēngmìHoney
麦片màipiànCereal
豆浆dòujiāngSoy milk
泡饭pàofànBoiled rice soup
鲜奶xiānnǎiFresh milk
冲咖啡chōng kāfēiTo brew coffee
最重要的一餐zuì zhòngyào de yīcānThe most important meal
已经饿了yǐjīng è leI'm hungry already

Night Market

夜市yèshìNight market
路边摊lùbiāntānStreet stall
灯笼dēnglóngLanterns
伴手礼bànshǒu lǐSouvenirs
可以试吃吗?kěyǐ shìchī ma ?Can I try a sample?
先逛逛xiān guàngguàngJust looking around
这家店人真多zhèjiā diànrén zhēnduōThis stall is popular
手工制品shǒugōng zhìpǐnHandmade goods
便宜又好piányi yòu hǎoCheap and good
排长队páizhǎngduìLong queue
水果冰沙shuǐguǒ bīngshāFruit smoothie
烧烤小吃shāokǎo xiǎochīGrilled snacks
老板人很好lǎobǎn rén hěn hǎoFriendly vendor
傍晚散步bàngwǎn sànbùAn evening stroll

Food Around the World

寿司shòusīSushi
塔可tǎ kěTaco
泡菜pàocàiKimchi
烤肉串kǎoròuchuànKebab
拉面lāmiànRamen
披萨pīsàPizza
意面yì miànPasta
汉堡包hànbǎobāoHamburger
牛排niúpáiSteak
西班牙海鲜饭xībānyá hǎixiān fànPaella
越南河粉yuènán héfěnPho
点心diǎnxīnDim sum
奶酪nǎilàoCheese
煎饺jiān jiǎoGyoza
炸鹰嘴豆丸zhà yīngzuǐdòu wánFalafel

Mookata & BBQ

泰式烤肉锅tàishì kǎoròu guōMookata
炭炉tànlúCharcoal stove
腌猪肉yānzhūròuTo marinate the pork
东北蘸酱dōngběi zhàn jiàngJaew dipping sauce
烤网kǎowǎngGrill grate
浓烟滚滚nóngyāngǔngǔnClouds of smoke
加炭jiātànTo add charcoal
熟了没shú le méiIs it cooked yet
无限续加wúxiàn xùjiāUnlimited refills
滚烫的汤gǔntàng de tāngBoiling broth