- A:歡迎光臨!
- Huānyíng guānglín!
- Welcome!
- B:你好
- Nǐ hǎo
- Hello
- A:都可以坐
- Dōu kěyǐ zuò
- You can sit anywhere (lit. "all can sit")
- B:好... 老闆,請問一下
- Hǎo... Lǎobǎn, qǐngwèn yīxià
- OK... Boss, let me ask you (lit. "boss, please ask a moment")
- A:嘿,什麼事?
- Hēi, shénme shì?
- Hey, what's up? (lit. "what thing/matter")
- B:你有什麼推薦的嗎?
- Nǐ yǒu shé me tuījiàn de ma?
- Do you have any recommendations?
- A:你敢吃辣嗎?
- Nǐ gǎn chī là ma?
- Can you handle spicy? (lit. "do you dare to eat spicy")
- B:呃... 我不太敢
- È... Wǒ bù tài gǎn
- Uh... Not really
- A:那麼... 要不要吃吃看我們的雞腿便當?
- Nàme... Yào bùyào chī chī kàn wǒmen de jītuǐ biàndang?
- Well then... do you want to try our chicken leg bento?
- B:好啊,那就一個雞腿便當
- Hǎo a, nà jiù yīgè jītuǐ biàndang
- OK, then one chicken leg bento.
- A:好!你敢吃臭豆腐嗎?
- Hǎo! Nǐ gǎn chī chòu dòufu ma?
- OK! Can you handle stinky tofu? ("do you dare to eat stinky tofu")
- B:我沒有吃過
- Wǒ méiyǒu chīguò
- I've never tried it.
- A:你沒有吃過臭豆腐?那你一定要試試看
- Nǐ méiyǒu chīguò chòu dòufu? Nà nǐ yīdìng yào shì shìkàn
- You've never tried stinky tofu? Then you must give it a try.
- B:好
- Hǎo
- OK
- A:來,便當好了...
- Lái, biàndang hǎole...
- Here, the bento is ready
- B:謝謝!
- Xièxiè!
- Thanks!
- A:吃得還習慣嗎?
- Chī dé hái xíguàn ma?
- Do you like it? (lit. "Can you get used to eating it?") [Note: 還 (hái) makes it sound softer]
- B:很香!很好吃!
- Hěn xiāng! Hěn hào chī!
- It's tasty (lit. fragrant)! Really good!
- A:哈哈!你真懂吃!
- Hāhā! Nǐ zhēn dǒng chī!
- Haha! You really have good taste! (lit. "You really understand eating")
Words and phrases:
敢 - gǎn - to dare (to do something)
吃吃看 - chī chī kàn - to try / to eat, "eat it and see"
試試看 - shì shìkàn - to try to do something, "try it and see"
吃過 - chīguò - have eaten (something) before
習慣 - xíguàn - used to / to be used to something