Drinks

• A cup of… : 一杯 (Yībēi…)

• Tea: 茶 (chá)

• Coffee: 咖啡 (kāfēi)

• Milk: 牛奶 (niúnǎi)

• Water: 水 (shuǐ)

• Soft drinks: 汽水 (qìshuǐ)

• Juice: 果汁 (guǒzhī)

• Add any fruit in front of 汁 to make it that specific type, like apple juice is 苹果汁

Food

• A bowl of…: 一碗 (Yī wǎn)

• Soup: 汤 (tāng)

• Rice: 米饭 (mǐfàn)

• Noodles: 面条 (miàntiáo)

• I highly recommend beef noodle soup, braised in soy sauce: 红烧牛肉面

• Bread: 面包 (miànbāo)

• Dumplings: 饺子 (jiǎozi)

• Steamed buns: 包子 (Bāozi)

• Spring Rolls: 春卷 (Chūnjuǎn)

• Eggs: 鸡蛋 (Jīdàn)

• Soy Sauce: 酱油 (Jiàngyóu)

• Vinegar: 醋 (Cù)

• Meats 肉（ròu）:

• Duck: 鸭(yā)

• Chicken: 鸡 (jī)

• Beef: 牛(níu)

• Lamb: 羊 (yáng)

• Pork: 猪 (zhū)

• Vegetables (蔬菜 (Shūcài):

• Carrot: 胡萝卜 (Húluóbo)

• Bok choy: 白菜 (Báicài)

• Spinach: 菠菜 (Bōcài)

• Scallion: 葱(Cōng)

• Chives: 韭菜 (Jiǔcài)

Flavors + Others

• Flavor 口味 (Kǒuwèi):

• Salty: 咸 (Xián)

• Sour: 酸(Suān)

• Sweet: 甜 (Tián)

• Spicy: 辣(Là)

• To taste: 尝 (Cháng)

• Chinese New Year cultural dishes: dumplings represent wealth and good fortune, long noodles represent longevity, fish represent abundance

• Healthy: 健康 (jiànkāng)

• Restaurant：饭馆 (fànguǎn)

• Seafood: 海鲜 (hǎixiān)

• Chinese food: 中餐 (zhōngcān)

• Western food: 西餐 (xī cān)

• Breakfast: 早饭 (zǎo fàn)

• Lunch: 午饭 (wufàn)

• Dinner: 晚饭 (wǎnfàn)

• Microwave: 微波炉 (wēibōlu)

• Refrigerator: 冰箱 （bīngxiāng)

• My treat/What you say when you pay for everything: 我请客 (Wǒ qǐngkè)