• 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。