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在zài饭馆fànguǎn

At the Restaurant

Teacher Zhang takes her daughter out for Chinese food on a Friday, and the dumplings disappear fast.

Key words in this reading

  • xīngqīwǔ · Friday
  • lǎoshī · teacher
  • nǚ'ér · daughter
  • fúwùyuán · waiter, server
  • shénme · what
  • jiǎozi · dumplings
  • cài · dish (of food)
  • wǎn · bowl
  • bēi · cup, glass
  • hǎochī · delicious
  • duōshao qián · how much (money)
  • kuài · kuai (yuan, spoken)

Tap any word to hear it and see what it means.

今天jīntiān是shì星期五xīngqīwǔ。张Zhāng老师lǎoshī和hé她tā的de女儿nǚ'ér去qù一yì家jiā中国Zhōngguó饭馆fànguǎn。

服务员fúwùyuán问wèn:“你们nǐmen想xiǎng吃chī什么shénme?”女儿nǚ'ér说shuō:“我wǒ想xiǎng吃chī饺子jiǎozi。”张Zhāng老师lǎoshī说shuō:“我wǒ要yào一个yí ge菜cài和hé一yì碗wǎn米饭mǐfàn。”

“你们nǐmen喝hē什么shénme?”“两liǎng杯bēi茶chá,谢谢xièxie。”

饺子jiǎozi很hěn好吃hǎochī。女儿nǚ'ér吃chī了le十二shí'èr个ge!张Zhāng老师lǎoshī笑xiào了le。

张Zhāng老师lǎoshī问wèn:“多少duōshao钱qián?”服务员fúwùyuán说shuō:“八十五bāshíwǔ块kuài。”张Zhāng老师lǎoshī说shuō:“好hǎo,谢谢xièxie!再见zàijiàn!”

Comprehension check

0/4 answered

1. Who goes to the restaurant with Teacher Zhang?

2. What does the daughter order?

3. How many dumplings does the daughter eat?

4. How much does the meal cost?