Newbie - What'll it be? (A0042)
你想吃什么？要不要吃鱼？
nǐ xiǎng chī shénme ？yàobuyào chī yú ？
What do you want to eat? (Do you) want fish?
我不太喜欢鱼。我想吃咕咾肉。
wǒ bùtài xǐhuan yú 。wǒ xiǎng chī gūlǎoròu 。
I don’t like fish very much. I want to eat sweet and sour pork.
好。想不想吃炒饭？
hǎo 。xiǎngbuxiǎng chī chǎofàn ？
No problem. (Do you) want to eat fried rice?
炒饭可以。有汤吗？
chǎofàn kěyǐ 。yǒu tāng ma ？
Fried rice is fine. (Is there) have any soup?
有蔬菜汤。
yǒu shūcài tāng 。
There is vegetable soup.
Vocabulary
| 想 | xiǎng | would like |
| 吃 | chī | to eat |
| 什么 | shénme | what |
| 要不要 | yàobuyào | to want or not |
| 鱼 | yú | fish |
| 不太 | bùtài | not so much |
| 喜欢 | xǐhuan | to like |
| 咕咾肉 | gūlǎoròu | sweet and sour pork |
| 想不想 | xiǎngbuxiǎng | want to or not want to |
| 炒饭 | chǎofàn | fried rice |
| 可以 | kěyǐ | can |
| 汤 | tāng | soup |
| 蔬菜汤 | shūcàitāng | vegetable soup |
| 随便 | suíbiàn | as one wishes |
| 菜 | cài | dish |
| 素菜 | sùcài | vegetable dish |
| 荤菜 | hūncài | meat dish |
| 肉 | ròu | meat |
| 蛋炒饭 | dànchǎofàn | fried rice with eggs |
| 猪肉 | zhūròu | pork |
| 鸡肉 | jīròu | chicken |
| 牛肉 | niúròu | beef |
| 羊肉 | yángròu | mutton |