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🍜 Ready to order like a pro in Mandarin?

In this episode, Eudora walks you through essential restaurant phrases, from asking for the menu to saying “no spice, please!”

You’ll learn how to sound polite, confident, and natural when dining out in Chinese.

Perfect for HSK1–2 learners who want to speak up at the table — no more silent pointing! ✋📖🥢

🧾 Grammar of the Day (x2)

1. 可以 + Verb Phrase + 吗？
Can I…? / Is it okay to…?
Used for polite requests.

• 可以点菜了吗？
  Can we order now?
• 可以给我菜单吗？
  Can I have the menu?
• 可以不要辣吗？
  Can it not be spicy?

2. 想要 + Noun
Would like… / Want (something)
Used to express what you want in a soft and polite way.

• 我想要一碗米饭。
  I’d like a bowl of rice.
• 她想要菜单。
  She wants the menu.

🍚 Key Vocabulary with Sentence Examples

点菜 – to order food
我们现在可以点菜了吗？
Can we order now?

菜单 – menu
我想要菜单。
I’d like the menu.

服务员 – waiter/waitress
服务员，我们要点菜。
Waiter, we’d like to order.

不要 – don’t want
我不要辣的。
I don’t want it spicy.

辣 – spicy
这个太辣了。
This is too spicy.

汤 – soup
我想要一碗汤。
I’d like a bowl of soup.

打包 – to take away / get it to-go
这个可以打包吗？
Can I take this to-go?

结账 – to pay the bill
我们要结账。
We’d like to pay the bill.

🥢 Example Sentences Recap

• 可以点菜了吗？
  Can we order now?
• 我想要这个，不要辣的。
  I want this one — not spicy.
• 可以给我一杯水吗？
  Can I have a glass of water?
• 我想要一份饺子。
  I’d like one order of dumplings.
• 可以分开结账吗？
  Can we pay separately?
• 我们想要三碗米饭。
  We’d like three bowls of rice.
• 可以打包吗？
  Can I take it to-go?