Chinese Vocabulary Restaurant Dining

Chinese food is popular world-wide, but nothing beats the real deal. If you travel to China or Taiwan, you will undoubtedly want to sample the fabulous cuisine. There is a range of Michelin star restaurants like Ryugin Taipei  in Taipei or Tang Court in Shanghai. Of course, there are also more affordable but equally as delicious restaurants, eating halls, and food stalls that are scattered throughout.   This list of restaurant dining vocabulary will help you communicate with waiting staff so you can express any dietary preferences. That way you can order a dish that you will enjoy! Or do you need another pair of chopsticks or an extra napkin? You can ask for these items after learning these new words. Click on the link in the Pinyin column to hear the audio file. General Terms English Pinyin Traditional Simplified restaurant cÄ n tÄ «ng é ¤ Ã¥ » ³ é ¤ Ã¥Å½â€¦ waiter / waitress fà º wà ¹ yuà ¡n æÅ" Ã¥â€¹â„¢Ã¥â€˜Ëœ æÅ" Ã¥Å  ¡Ã¥â€˜Ëœ menu cà  i dÄ n è Å"Ã¥â€" ® è Å"Ã¥ â€¢ beverage yÇ n lià  o é £ ²Ã¦â€"â„¢ é ¥ ®Ã¦â€"â„¢ get the check mÇŽi dÄ n è ² ·Ã¥â€" ® ä ¹ °Ã¥ â€¢ Utensils   English Pinyin Traditional Simplified spoon tÄ ng chà ­ æ ¹ ¯Ã¥Å'â„¢ æ ± ¤Ã¥Å'â„¢ fork chÄ  zi Ã¥ â€°Ã¥ ­  " knife dÄ o zi 刀å ­  " chopsticks kuà  i zi ç ­ ·Ã¥ ­  " napkin cÄ n jÄ «n é ¤ Ã¥ · ¾ " glass / cup bÄ“i zi æ  ¯Ã¥ ­  " bowl wÇŽn ç ¢â€" " plate pà ¡n zi ç› ¤Ã¥ ­  盘å ­  Dietary Restrictions English Pinyin Traditional Simplified I am vegetarian. WÇ’ chÄ « sà ¹. 我å Æ'ç ´  Ã¯ ½ ¡ " I cannot eat†¦ WÇ’ bà ¹nà ©ng chÄ « †¦ 我ä ¸ Ã¨Æ' ½Ã¥ Æ'†¦ " Food Items and Ingredients English Pinyin Traditional Simplified salt yà ¡n é ¹ ½ ç›  MSG wà ¨i jÄ «ng å‘ ³Ã§ ² ¾ " pork zhÃ… « rà ²u è ± ¬Ã¨â€šâ€° çÅ' ªÃ¨â€šâ€° spicy food là   è ¾ £ " sugar tà ¡ng ç ³â€" " Here is some more vocabulary for Chinese food. Sentence Examples   Now that you have learned these new Mandarin vocabulary words, lets put them together. Here are a few sentences you may often hear in a restaurant. You can try saying them yourself or use create your own sentences. Fà ºwà ¹yuà ¡n, wÇ’ kÄ›yÇ  zà  i nà ¡ yÄ «shuÄ ng kuà  izi ma?æÅ" Ã¥â€¹â„¢Ã¥â€œ ¡Ã¦Ë†â€˜Ã¥  ¯Ã¤ » ¥Ã¥â€  Ã¦â€¹ ¿Ã¤ ¸â‚¬Ã©â€ºâ„¢Ã§ ­ ·Ã¥ ­ Ã¥â€"ŽæÅ" Ã¥Å  ¡Ã¥â€˜ËœÃ¦Ë†â€˜Ã¥  ¯Ã¤ » ¥Ã¥â€  Ã¦â€¹ ¿Ã¤ ¸â‚¬Ã¥ Å'ç ­ ·Ã¥ ­ Ã¥ â€"Waiter, can I get another pair of chopsticks? WÇ’ bà ¹yà  o wà ¨ijÄ «ng。我ä ¸ Ã¨ ¦ Ã¥â€˜ ³Ã§ ² ¾Ã£â‚¬â€šI dont want MSG. WÇ’ hÄ›n xÇ huan chÄ « zhÃ… «rà ²u!我å ¾Ë†Ã¥â€"Å"æ ­ ¡Ã¥ Æ'è ± ¬Ã¨â€šâ€°!我å ¾Ë†Ã¥â€"Å"æ ¬ ¢Ã¥ Æ'çÅ' ªÃ¨â€šâ€°!I really like to eat pork!