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HSK3·Lesson 2

You can order whatever you feel like

你们想吃什么就点什么

Be able to understand and talk about restaurant dishes, services, and personal eating habits. | Be able to understand and use interrogative pronouns to refer to any person or thing. | Understand the tableware used by Chinese people when dining.

Text 1

在饭馆，王一雪、刘明、白家月和李文在点菜。

zài fàn guǎn ， wáng yì xuě 、 liú míng 、 bái jiā yuè hé lǐ wén zài diǎn cài 。

At the restaurant, Wang Yixue, Liu Ming, Bai Jiayue, and Li Wen were deciding what to order.

王一雪家月、李文，你们看看菜单，想吃点儿什么？
李文谢谢一雪姐，我都可以，你们点吧。
白家月飞了这么远，现在还真是又饿又渴。
王一雪那多点点儿，别客气。你们喝什么饮料？
白家月好久没喝中国茶，也好久没吃饺子了。我想喝绿茶、吃饺子，可以吗？
王一雪没问题。你们看看还想吃什么。

Text 2

在饭馆，王一雪、刘明、白家月和李文一起吃饭。

zài fàn guǎn ， wáng yì xuě 、 liú míng 、 bái jiā yuè hé lǐ wén yì qǐ chī fàn 。

At the restaurant, Wang Yixue, Liu Ming, Bai Jiayue, and Li Wen were having a meal together.

王一雪服务员，再给我们拿一双筷子、一个勺子和一个碗。
服务员好的，请等一下，我马上去拿。
王一雪这家饭馆的服务很热情，菜也都做得很好吃。你们尝尝，看喜不喜欢这些菜。
白家月哪个菜都好吃。你点的这些菜真不错。
王一雪这里的饭菜又便宜又好吃，我们经常来，服务员都记住我们爱吃的菜了。
服务员王姐，您经常来吃饭，今天送您一些水果，请慢用。

Text 3

在饭馆，王一雪、刘明、白家月和李文继续边吃边聊。

zài fàn guǎn ， wáng yì xuě 、 liú míng 、 bái jiā yuè hé lǐ wén jì xù biān chī biān liáo 。

At the restaurant, Wang Yixue, Liu Ming, Bai Jiayue, and Li Wen carried on chatting over their meal.

白家月这个鸡肉饭太好吃了，我要再来吃一次。
李文你可以拿走这张菜单，看看下次还吃点儿什么。
王一雪不用拿菜单，在手机上就能看到，也可以选好了让他们给你送。
白家月他们家还能送外卖？
王一雪对，现在很多饭馆都能送外卖，想吃什么就点什么。
白家月那真是太方便了！
HanziPinyinEnglish
菜单cāidānmenu
又yòuand; also; both (used in 又…又…)
饿èhungry
渴kěthirsty
客气kèqibe polite; polite; stand on ceremony
饮料yǐnliàodrink; beverage
好久hǎojiǔa long time; for a long time
服务fúwùserve; provide service
员yuánsuffix added after a noun or verb to indicate a person (e.g. 服务员 = server)
双shuāngpair (measure word for things in pairs)
筷子kuàizichopsticks
勺子sháozispoon
碗wǎnbowl
马上mǎshàngimmediately; right away
热情rèqíngwarm; enthusiastic; hospitable
尝chángtaste; try (food)
记jìremember; memorize
用yòngeat; drink; use
鸡jīchicken; fowl
张zhāngmeasure word for paper, paintings, tickets, etc.
不用búyòngneed not; no need to
选xuǎnchoose; select
外卖wàimàitakeout; offer a takeout service
方便fāngbiànconvenient
蛋糕dàngāocake
只zhǐonly; just
方便面fāngbiànmiàninstant noodles
简单jiǎndānsimple; easy

Coordinate Complex Sentence "又……又……" (yòu...yòu...)

The coordinate complex sentence 又……又…… (yòu...yòu...) is used before adjectives to indicate that a person or thing possesses two characteristics at the same time. Basic structure: 又+Adjective₁+又+Adjective₂.

  • 我现在还真是又饿又渴。

    I'm really both hungry and thirsty right now.

  • 那个女孩儿又高又漂亮。

    That girl is both tall and pretty.

  • 这个饭馆的菜又便宜又好吃。

    The food at this restaurant is both cheap and delicious.

Non-Interrogative Use of Interrogative Pronouns (2)

Interrogative pronouns such as 哪 (nǎ), 哪儿 (nǎr), 什么 (shén me), 谁 (shéi), and 怎么 (zěn me) can also be used to express general reference. For example, 谁 refers to any person, while 什么 refers to any thing. The adverb 都 (dōu) is often used in these sentences in combination with them.

  • 哪个菜都好吃。

    Every dish is delicious.

  • 这次旅游，我去哪儿都可以。

    For this trip, I'm fine going anywhere.

  • 我下午有时间，你想什么时候来都没问题。

    I'm free this afternoon — anytime you want to come is fine.

Non-Interrogative Use of Interrogative Pronouns (3)

Two identical interrogative pronouns can be used for general reference. They echo each other and refer to the same person, the same thing, the same manner, the same time, or the same place. When the subjects of the two clauses are the same, the subject of the second clause may be omitted. When the subjects of the two clauses are different, the second subject should be placed before 就 (jiù).

  • 你们想吃什么就点什么。

    Order whatever you feel like.

  • 你觉得哪个好看就买哪个。

    Buy whichever one you think looks good.

  • 你想去哪儿，我们就去哪儿。

    Wherever you want to go, we'll go there.