Lesson 12 Dialogue 1

Vocabulary

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restaurant

饭馆 ( 儿 ) fànguǎn(r) n

to seem; to be like

好像 hǎoxiàng v

seat

位子 wèizi n

waiter; attendant

服务员 fúwùyuán n

to serve; to provide service

服务 fúwù v

table

桌子 zhuōzi n

to order food

点菜 diǎn cài vo

plate; dish

盘 pán n

dumplings (with vegetable and/or meat filling)

饺子 jiǎozi n

vegetarian; made from vegetables

素 sù adj

home-style

家常 jiācháng n

tofu; bean curd

豆腐 dòufu n

to put; to place

放 fàng v

meat

肉 ròu n

bowl

碗 wǎn n

hot and sour soup

酸辣汤 suānlàtāng n

sour

酸 suān adj

spicy; hot

辣 là adj

soup

汤 tāng n

monosodium glutamate (MSG)

味精 wèijīng n

salt

盐 yán n

bok choy

白菜 báicài n

just

刚 gāng adv

to be sold out

卖完 mài wán vc

finished

完 wán c

green/leafy vegetable

青菜 qīngcài n

iced tea

冰茶 bīngchá n

ice

冰 bīng n

thirsty

渴 kě adj

些 xiē m (measure word for an indefi nite amount); some 些 xiē m

enough

够 gòu adj

hungry

饿 è adj

to serve food

上菜 shàng cài vo

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