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em At the restaurant 2   »   zh 在饭店2

30 [thirty]

At the restaurant 2

At the restaurant 2

30[三十]

30 [Sānshí]

在饭店2

[zài fàndiàn 2]

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An apple juice, please. 请---- -----果汁 。 请 给 我 来 个 苹-- 。 请 给 我 来 个 苹-汁 。 --------------- 请 给 我 来 个 苹果汁 。 0
q-ng-gěi-w- --i -è--íng-uǒ ---. q--- g-- w- l-- g- p------ z--- q-n- g-i w- l-i g- p-n-g-ǒ z-ī- ------------------------------- qǐng gěi wǒ lái gè píngguǒ zhī.
A lemonade, please. 请 --一杯-柠檬- 。 请 来 一- 柠-- 。 请 来 一- 柠-水 。 ------------ 请 来 一杯 柠檬水 。 0
Qǐ-- --i yī--- --n---ng s--ǐ. Q--- l-- y---- n------- s---- Q-n- l-i y-b-i n-n-m-n- s-u-. ----------------------------- Qǐng lái yībēi níngméng shuǐ.
A tomato juice, please. 请 来-----茄汁 。 请 来 一- 番-- 。 请 来 一- 番-汁 。 ------------ 请 来 一杯 番茄汁 。 0
Qǐ-g-l-- y-----fānqié----. Q--- l-- y---- f----- z--- Q-n- l-i y-b-i f-n-i- z-ī- -------------------------- Qǐng lái yībēi fānqié zhī.
I’d like a glass of red wine. 我-- 要--杯 红-萄酒-。 我 想 要 一- 红--- 。 我 想 要 一- 红-萄- 。 --------------- 我 想 要 一杯 红葡萄酒 。 0
W----ǎ----ào y--ē- -ón--p---o-i-. W- x---- y-- y---- h--- p-------- W- x-ǎ-g y-o y-b-i h-n- p-t-o-i-. --------------------------------- Wǒ xiǎng yào yībēi hóng pútáojiǔ.
I’d like a glass of white wine. 我 - 要-一---葡萄--。 我 想 要 一- 白--- 。 我 想 要 一- 白-萄- 。 --------------- 我 想 要 一杯 白葡萄酒 。 0
Wǒ-x-ǎng yà- y---- bá- pú-áojiǔ. W- x---- y-- y---- b-- p-------- W- x-ǎ-g y-o y-b-i b-i p-t-o-i-. -------------------------------- Wǒ xiǎng yào yībēi bái pútáojiǔ.
I’d like a bottle of champagne. 我-- 要--------。 我 想 要 一- 香-- 。 我 想 要 一- 香-酒 。 -------------- 我 想 要 一瓶 香槟酒 。 0
W- x---- yà- -- ---g--i--g--n---. W- x---- y-- y- p--- x----------- W- x-ǎ-g y-o y- p-n- x-ā-g-ī-j-ǔ- --------------------------------- Wǒ xiǎng yào yī píng xiāngbīnjiǔ.
Do you like fish? 你 -欢---- - ? 你 喜- 吃 鱼 吗 ? 你 喜- 吃 鱼 吗 ? ------------ 你 喜欢 吃 鱼 吗 ? 0
N--xǐh-ā- ----y- -a? N- x----- c-- y- m-- N- x-h-ā- c-ī y- m-? -------------------- Nǐ xǐhuān chī yú ma?
Do you like beef? 你--欢-吃--- - ? 你 喜- 吃 牛- 吗 ? 你 喜- 吃 牛- 吗 ? ------------- 你 喜欢 吃 牛肉 吗 ? 0
N- -ǐhu-n-ch- ni-rò----? N- x----- c-- n----- m-- N- x-h-ā- c-ī n-ú-ò- m-? ------------------------ Nǐ xǐhuān chī niúròu ma?
Do you like pork? 你 -欢 --猪肉 吗 ? 你 喜- 吃 猪- 吗 ? 你 喜- 吃 猪- 吗 ? ------------- 你 喜欢 吃 猪肉 吗 ? 0
N--xǐh-ān--h---h--òu -a? N- x----- c-- z----- m-- N- x-h-ā- c-ī z-ū-ò- m-? ------------------------ Nǐ xǐhuān chī zhūròu ma?
I’d like something without meat. 我-----不带-的 菜 。 我 想 要 不--- 菜 。 我 想 要 不-肉- 菜 。 -------------- 我 想 要 不带肉的 菜 。 0
W- -i----y-----------------cà-. W- x---- y-- b- d-- r-- d- c--- W- x-ǎ-g y-o b- d-i r-u d- c-i- ------------------------------- Wǒ xiǎng yào bù dài ròu de cài.
I’d like some mixed vegetables. 我 想---盘 -----。 我 想 要 盘 蔬--- 。 我 想 要 盘 蔬-拼- 。 -------------- 我 想 要 盘 蔬菜拼盘 。 0
W- ---ng-y-o --n s-ūcà----np-n. W- x---- y-- p-- s----- p------ W- x-ǎ-g y-o p-n s-ū-à- p-n-á-. ------------------------------- Wǒ xiǎng yào pán shūcài pīnpán.
I’d like something that won’t take much time. 我 想-要-一个-上的---- 。 我 想 要 一- 上--- 菜 。 我 想 要 一- 上-快- 菜 。 ----------------- 我 想 要 一个 上的快的 菜 。 0
W--xi-ng-yà---ī-è-shà-g-d---u---d--cà-. W- x---- y-- y--- s---- d- k--- d- c--- W- x-ǎ-g y-o y-g- s-à-g d- k-à- d- c-i- --------------------------------------- Wǒ xiǎng yào yīgè shàng de kuài de cài.
Would you like that with rice? 您--菜 --加米--吗 ？ 您- 菜 要 加-- 吗 ？ 您- 菜 要 加-饭 吗 ？ -------------- 您的 菜 要 加米饭 吗 ？ 0
N-n de-c-- y----iā m---n ma? N-- d- c-- y-- j-- m---- m-- N-n d- c-i y-o j-ā m-f-n m-? ---------------------------- Nín de cài yào jiā mǐfàn ma?
Would you like that with pasta? 您--菜-- 配面条-吗-？ 您- 菜 要 配-- 吗 ？ 您- 菜 要 配-条 吗 ？ -------------- 您的 菜 要 配面条 吗 ？ 0
Nín -e-cà- y-----i mi-n--áo-m-? N-- d- c-- y-- p-- m------- m-- N-n d- c-i y-o p-i m-à-t-á- m-? ------------------------------- Nín de cài yào pèi miàntiáo ma?
Would you like that with potatoes? 您----要 配土豆-吗-？ 您- 菜 要 配-- 吗 ？ 您- 菜 要 配-豆 吗 ？ -------------- 您的 菜 要 配土豆 吗 ？ 0
N-n -e --i--à----i tǔd---m-? N-- d- c-- y-- p-- t---- m-- N-n d- c-i y-o p-i t-d-u m-? ---------------------------- Nín de cài yào pèi tǔdòu ma?
That doesn’t taste good. 我-觉- 这 不好吃-。 我 觉- 这 不-- 。 我 觉- 这 不-吃 。 ------------ 我 觉得 这 不好吃 。 0
W--j--d- -hè--ù---o chī. W- j---- z-- b- h-- c--- W- j-é-é z-è b- h-o c-ī- ------------------------ Wǒ juédé zhè bù hào chī.
The food is cold. 饭菜 是-凉的 。 饭- 是 凉- 。 饭- 是 凉- 。 --------- 饭菜 是 凉的 。 0
Fànc-- --ì ---n---e. F----- s-- l---- d-- F-n-à- s-ì l-á-g d-. -------------------- Fàncài shì liáng de.
I didn’t order this. 我 没有 点 -道-菜 。 我 没- 点 这- 菜 。 我 没- 点 这- 菜 。 ------------- 我 没有 点 这道 菜 。 0
W- -éi-ǒ-diǎ--zhè --o ---. W- m--------- z-- d-- c--- W- m-i-ǒ-d-ǎ- z-è d-o c-i- -------------------------- Wǒ méiyǒudiǎn zhè dào cài.

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