ALL GUIDES
Ordering Food & Dining
订餐与就餐
服务员，点菜！
fúwùyuán，diǎncài！[fu2 wu4 yuan2 dian3 cai4]
Waiter, order food!
A standard way to get a waiter's attention in a restaurant. "点菜" literally means to choose/order dishes.
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服务员
fúwùyuánwaiter / waitress点菜
diǎncàito order food我要这个。
wǒ yào zhège。[wo3 yao4 zhe4 ge5]
I want this one.
The easiest way to order: point at the menu picture and say this phrase.
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我
wǒI要
yàowant这个
zhègethis / this one我不吃肉。
wǒ bù chī ròu。[wo3 bu4 chi1 rou4]
I do not eat meat.
Essential for vegetarians. "不" is no/not, "吃" is to eat, and "肉" is meat.
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我
wǒI不
bùnot吃
chīto eat肉
ròumeat买单，谢谢。
mǎidān，xièxie。[mai3 dan1 xie4 xie5]
The bill, please. Thank you.
Used to request the bill at the end of the meal. "买单" means to pay the restaurant bill.
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买单
mǎidānpay the bill谢谢
xièxiethank you