吃饭
HSK 1 · 饮食
Ordering food, expressing likes and needs - eating is a daily necessity.
Key words
吃喝米饭菜茶
Dialogue
您想吃什么？Nín xiǎng chī shénme?
What would you like to eat?（服务员）
我想吃米饭和鱼。Wǒ xiǎng chī mǐfàn hé yú.
I'd like rice and fish.（顾客）
喝点什么？Hē diǎn shénme?
Anything to drink?（服务员）
一杯茶，谢谢。Yì bēi chá, xièxie.
A cup of tea, thank you.（顾客）
Patterns
我想吃/喝……
'Xiǎng' means want; use it to order food or drinks.
我想吃面条。Wǒ xiǎng chī miàntiáo.
I want to eat noodles.
我想喝牛奶。Wǒ xiǎng hē niúnǎi.
I want to drink milk.
……很好吃
Say that food is delicious.
这个菜很好吃。Zhè ge cài hěn hǎochī.
This dish is delicious.
面包很好吃。Miànbāo hěn hǎochī.
The bread is delicious.
Vocabulary
吃chī
to eat · I want to eat rice.
喝hē
to drink · I want to drink tea.
米饭mǐfàn
rice · The rice is delicious.
菜cài
dish; vegetable · This dish is very spicy.
茶chá
tea · Please give me a cup of tea.
好吃hǎochī
delicious · Dumplings are very delicious.
