在饭馆
At the Restaurant
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Today at noon my friend and I went to a restaurant to eat.
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There were many people in the restaurant.
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I want a bowl of rice and one dish.
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My friend wants a cup of tea.
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The food was delicious, and the tea was good too.
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We ate a lot.
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Altogether it was fifty yuan.
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Next week we want to come again.
Vocabulary
- 饭馆 fànguǎn · restaurant
我们去饭馆吃饭。 — We go to a restaurant to eat. - 要 yào · to want; to order
我要一杯茶。 — I want a cup of tea. - 米饭 mǐfàn · cooked rice
我要一碗米饭。 — I want a bowl of rice. - 好吃 hǎochī · delicious
菜很好吃。 — The food is delicious. - 钱 qián · money
一共五十块钱。 — Fifty yuan altogether.
Grammar notes
- Measure words: 碗 / 杯 / 个
Chinese counts nouns with measure words: number + measure word + noun. 碗 for bowls, 杯 for cups, 个 is the general one.
一碗米饭，一杯茶和一个菜。 — A bowl of rice, a cup of tea, and a dish.
- 也 (yě) — also
也 goes right before the verb or adjective, never at the start of the sentence.
茶也很好喝。 — The tea is also good.
Quick quiz
When did they go to the restaurant?他们什么时候去饭馆？
What did the friend order?朋友要什么？
How much did it cost in total?一共多少钱？