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Sentence patterns for booking and eating in a restaurant | 饭馆所用句型
Study the following sentence patterns.
- 欢迎光临！请问您几位？Huānyíng guānglín! Qǐngwèn nín jǐ wèi? Welcome! How many people are there? [This expression is used in restaurants.]
- 请给我找(个)…吧。Qǐng gěi wǒ zhǎo (gè)... ba. Please find me …
- Sb. 要赶…Sb.Yào gǎn... Sb. is going to catch+ train, bus, ferry…
E.g. 我要赶三点的飞机/火车。
- 来一个…，再来一个…Lái yīgè..., zàilái yīgè… I want…, and… [This speech pattern is used when ordering food in restaurants.]
- 就要…了。Jiù yào... le. It is about to…
E.g. 就要下雨了。
- …都齐了。…dōu qí le. (Everything) is here.
E.g. 您的菜都齐了。
- 结帐啊！Jié zhàng a！Bill please! [lit. settle the bill please!]
- 给你钱，零钱就不找了，作为小费吧。Gěi nǐ qián, língqián jiù bù zhǎo le, zuòwéi xiǎofèi ba. Here is the money. Do not need changes. The changes are for the tip.
- 您有什么事？Nín yǒu shé me shì? What do you want?/ What’s up ?
- 我查一下…Wǒ chá yīxià… I check …
E.g. 我查一下现在的定位情况。
- 这/那要看…Zhè/nà yào kàn… It depends on…
E.g. 这要看明天的天气情况。
- …包括…bāokuò… Sth. includes sth…
- …得另加/算钱 Děi lìng jiā/suàn qián …is additional [lit is counted in a different way.]
E.g. 酒水得另加/算钱。
- 得先付定金吗？Děi xiān fù dìngjīn ma? Do I have to pay the deposit?
- …, 要不… …,yào bù… … otherwise…
E.g. 你明天必须来，要不我会有麻烦。