Approaching China Elementary Chinese Lesson 5

中餐

中餐

zhōngcān - Chinese food (formal)

中餐舘兒

zhōngcānguǎnr - Chinese restaurant

越

yuè - more

越。。。越。。。

yuè...yuè... - the more..., the more...

聼說

tīngshuō - to hear sth. from others

學校

xuéxiào - school (generic word)

附近

fùjìn - vicinity, in the vicinity of

飯館兒

fànguǎnr - restaurant (informal)

老四川

Lǎo Sìchuān - old Sichuan (name of a restaurant)

有名

yǒumíng - famous

決定

juédìng - to decide

一。。。就。。。

yī...jiù... - as soon as..., then...

服務員

fúwùyuán - waiter, waitress

又。。。又。。。

yòu...yòu... - both...and...

麻

má - spicy (numb)

辣

là - spicy

四川菜

Sìchuāncài - Sichuan food

得

dē - resultative marker

快

kuài - quick

慢

màn - slow

最後

zuìhòu - finally

點

diǎn - to order

麻婆豆腐

mápó dòufu

酸菜魚

suāncàiyú - fish with pickled vegetables

酸辣湯

suānlàtāng - hot and sour soup

完

wán - (finish) up

味道

wèidào - taste

點頭

diǎn tóu - to nod (head)

原來

yuánlái - originally

傢

jiā - measure word for restaurants

女朋友

nǚpéngyou - girlfriend

再說

zàishuō - besides

一言為定

yì yán wéi dìng - okay/it's a deal/set in stone

位

wèi - formal measure word for people

請跟我來

qǐng gēn wǒ lái - please follow me

請這邊坐

qǐng zhèbiān zuò - please be seated here

菜單

càidān - menu

嚐

cháng - to taste

嚐一嚐

cháng yi cháng - to try (by tasting)

特別

Tèbié - especially

習慣

Xíguàn - to be used to