Chinese 1 L12

饭馆儿

fànguǎn - restaurant

好像

hǎoxiǎng - seem, be like

位子

wèizi - seat

服务员

fúwùyuán, waiter; attendant

桌子

zhuōzi - desk

点菜

diǎncài - to order food

盘

pán - plate; dish

饺子

jiǎozi - dumplings (with vegetable and/or meat filling)

素

sù, vegetarian; made from vegetables

家常

jiācháng - home-style

豆腐

dòufu - tofu; bean curd

放

fàng - to release, to place

肉

ròu - meat

碗

wǎn - bowl

酸辣汤

suānlàtāng - hot and sour soup

味精

wèijīng - monosodium glutamate (M.S.G.)

盐

yán - salt

白菜

báicài - bok choy

刚

gāng-just; only a short while ago

卖完

màiwán - to be sold out

青菜

qīng cài - green leafy vegetables

冰茶

bīngchá - iced tea

渴

kě - thirsty

些

xiē - (measure word for an indefinite quantity); some; a few

够

gòu - enough

饿

è - hungry

上菜

shàngcài - to serve food

师傅

shīfu - master worker; master

好吃

hǎochī - delicious

糖醋鱼

tángcùyú - fish in sweet and sour sauce

甜

tián - sweet

酸

suān - sour

极

jí - extremely

红烧

hóngshāo- to braise in soy sauce

牛肉

niúròu - beef

鱼

yú - fish

凉拌

liángbàn - (of food) cold "blended"; cold tossed

黄瓜

huáng guā - cucumber

米饭

mǐ fàn - cooked rice

忘

wàng - to forget

带

dài- to take or bring

饭卡

fànkǎ - meal card

错

cuò - wrong, incorrect

清楚

qīngchu - clear; distinct

没关系

méi guānxi - it doesn't matter, that's all right

上海

Shànghǎi - Shanghai