Chinese Unit 3 Vocab

饿 (e)

hungry

非常 (fei chang)

very

学校 (xue xiao)

school

学 (xue)

to learn; to study

中文 (zhong wen)

Chinese (language)

可以 (ke yi)

may; can

用 (yong)

to use

点菜 (dian cai)

(at restaurant) to order

菜 (cai)

dish

菜单 (cai dan)

menu

点 (dian)

short for 一点儿, meaning a little bit

要 (yao)

want

请问 (qing wen)

May I ask…? similar to 'excuse me'

喝 (he)

drink

吃 (chi)

To eat

春卷 (chun juan)

(food) spring roll

炒 (chao)

to stir fry

米 (mi)

rice

好吃 (hao chi)

tasty; delicious; yummy

买单 (mai dan)

To pay bill (restaurant)

好的 (hao de)

(colloquial) OK; yep

麦当劳 (mai dang lao)

McDonald’s

没(有) (mei you)

short for 没有, meaning 'did not' (past)

饱 (bao)

'full' as in 'I am full.'

现在 (xian zai)

Now

汉堡包 (han bao bao)

hamburger

米饭 (mi fan)

cooked rice

饭馆 (fan guan)

restaurant

面条 (mian tiao)

noodles

中国 (zhong guo)

China

中国菜 (zhong guo cai)

Chinese food

美国 (mei guo)

America; USA

美国菜 (mei guo cai)

American food

披萨 (pi sa)

pizza

三明治 (san ming zhi)

sandwich

饺子 (jiao zi)

Chinese dumpling