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Ordering Food Ep1 | All The Chinese Survival Phrases You Need!

If you are new in china or feel it's difficult to adapt new life here, don’t worry! MandarinMates has your back!
We're rolling out a set of survival Chinese phrases, starting with Episode 1: Ordering Food in a Restaurant. 
🍽🥢🍺🍜🍛 Learn Chinese with Mandarin Mates in Hangzhou.

 

If you are new in China or feel it's difficult to adapt new life here, we prepared some useful Chinese phrases for you to save you from the "100% tīng bù dǒng" situations.

 

 

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Hi! I want this one.

 
 
 

nǐ hǎo   wǒ yào zhè(zhèi) ge 

你 好,我 要 这 个。

 

 


 

 

No spicy, thanks.

 
 
 

bú yào là     xiè xiè 

不 要 辣,谢谢。

 

 


 

 

I'd like a cup of cold beer.

 
 
 

wǒ yào yī bēi bīng pí jiǔ 

我 要 一 杯  冰 啤 酒。

 

 


 

 

I'm allergic to...

 
 
 

wǒ duì ... guò mǐn 

我 对  ...  过  敏。

* huā shēng 花生 :peanut

   jiān guǒ  坚果:nut

   niú nǎi  牛奶:milk

   máng guǒ 芒果:Mango

   hǎi xiān 海鲜:seafood  ;xiā 虾:shrimp

 

 


 

 

Do you have napkins?

 
 
 

yǒu zhǐ jīn ma 

有 纸 巾 吗?

 

 


 

 

Where is the toilet?

 
 
 

qǐng wèn   cè suǒ zài nǎ li

 请   问, 厕 所 在 哪 里?

 

 


 

 

Do you have spoon?

Do you have fork?

 
 
 

yǒu sháo zi ma           yǒu chā zi ma 

有   勺 子  吗?   /   有  叉 子 吗?

 

 


 

 

How much?

 
 
 

duō shǎo qián 

多   少   钱?

 

 


 

 

Alipay.

 
 
 

zhī fù bǎo 

支 付 宝。

 

 

Of course, these phrases might not be enough to solve your problems perfectly. As we all know, speaking Chinese is an important skill when living in China. But we understand how hard it is to master this language. So we now have a survival Chinese course to help you learn some basic Chinese for daily life in as short time as possible! If you are interested in this course or any of our other courses, feel free to contact us! Click the link below to learn more about our courses.

 

Survival Chinese Course: Make your life easier in China!

 

 

 


 

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Mandarin Mates aims to build a tight-knit and homely community for students and the local expats. We provide FREE Daily Chinese Learning materials and practice opportunity in our online community group. 

 

 

We hold activities and meetups, with events for practising Chinese; socials;and even weekend trips outside of Hangzhou. We encourage foreign expats to jump out of the "foreigner bubble", integrate into Chinese life, and make China your second home!

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About us | 我们是谁?

 

Mandarin Mates is a Chinese language school based in Hangzhou, providing Chinese learning services and community activities to local expats. Different from most of the local mandarin schools, Mandarin Mates aims to build a Tight-knit and homely atmosphere community for the local expats. By providing fun and interactive Chinese classes and exciting activities, we help expats to jump out of the "foreigner bubble", integrate into Chinese life, and make China your second home! Fun learning, fun living!

 

Mandarin Mates是一家坐标杭州,专业的汉语学校。我们拥有一个国际化思维的团队,教师都累积了3000个小时以上的实际教学经验,且大多数都有在西班牙、澳大利亚、泰国、法国、加拿大等国居住、工作、学习的经历。除了中国籍员工,我们也有一支优秀的外国实习生团队为我们保驾护航!

 

不同于传统的汉语学校,我们的学习氛围轻松有趣,上课的地点和内容没有界限:除了课堂,我们也带学生走到户外,去博物馆,去公园,去本地菜市场,去海边、去茶田(甚至去酒吧!)在真实情境中运用中文,认识中国朋友。在为外国朋友提供专业、“接地气”的汉语课的同时,我们也致力于打造一个家庭式氛围的社群,帮助他们真正融入当地的生活,把中国视为自己的“第二个家”。快乐学习,快乐生活!

 

 

 

Mandarin Mates is a Chinese language school based in Hangzhou, providing Chinese learning services and community activities to local expats. 

 

Different from most of the local mandarin schools, Mandarin Mates aims to build a Tight-knit and homely atmosphere community for the local expats. By providing fun and interactive Chinese classes and exciting activities, we help expats to jump out of the "foreigner bubble", integrate into Chinese life, and make China your second home! Fun learning, fun living!

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