Ah-Ming (M)：你吃飽了嗎？
Ah-Ming (M): Nǐ chī bǎole ma?
Ah-Ming (M): Are you full?

Xiao Li (L)：吃好飽！
Xiao Li (L)：Chī hǎo bǎo!
Xiao Li (L)：So full!

M：不好意思，我們要買單！
M: Bù hǎoyìsi, wǒmen yāo mǎidān!
M: Excuse me, we'll take the check!

Waiter (F)：好的，這樣五百八
Waiter (F)： Hǎo de, zhèyàng wǔbǎi bā
Waiter (F)：Ok, that'll be five hundred eighty.

M：好，來
M: Hǎo, lái
M: Ok, here.

L：等一下！你要請我嗎？
L: Děng yīxià! Nǐ yàoqǐng wǒ ma?
L: Wait a sec! You're going to treat me?

M：對啊，你剛來台灣，當然要請你啊
M: Duì a, nǐ gāng lái táiwān, dāngrán yàoqǐng nǐ a
M: Yeah, you just came to Taiwan, of course I'm treating you.

L：不行，上次你請我，這一次換我請你啦！
L: Bùxíng, shàng cì nǐ qǐng wǒ, zhè yīcì huàn wǒ qǐng nǐ la!
L: No way, you treated me last time, this time it's my turn to treat you!

M：不要啦！我請你就好，等我去美國你再請我
M: Bùyào la! Wǒ qǐng nǐ jiù hǎo, děng wǒ qù měiguó nǐ zài qǐng wǒ
M: Nah! I'll treat you and that's it. Wait till I go to the US, then you can treat me.

L：很不好意思
L: Hěn bù hǎoyìsi
L: I feel really bad.

M：不用不好意思！你來我的地盤，當然我請你啊
M: Bùyòng bù hǎoyìsi! Nǐ lái wǒ dì dìpán, dāngrán wǒ qǐng nǐ a.
M: Don't feel bad! You come to my turf, of course I'm gonna treat you.

L：那好吧...
L: Nà hǎo ba...
L: Well, alright...

M：不好意思，這裡一千，麻煩你
M: Bù hǎoyìsi, zhèlǐ yīqiān, máfan nǐ
M: Excuse me, here's a thousand, sorry to trouble you.

F：收你一千，請稍等一下... 好，找你四百二！
F: Shōu nǐ yīqiān, qǐng shāo děng yīxià... Hǎo, zhǎo nǐ sìbǎi èr!
F: Receive your thousand, please wait a moment... Ok, your change: four hundred twenty.

M：好， 謝謝！
M: Hǎo, xièxiè!
M: Ok, thanks!

A note about pronunciation: The dialogue above includes the pinyin romanization of the text. The advantage of pinyin for English speakers is that it uses the familiar symbols of the Latin alphabet. The disadvantage is that English speakers are easily deceived into thinking these familiar symbols represent the same sounds they do in English. They don't. That said, pinyin can be a useful system to learn, but you must rely on your ears first, eyes second.

Don't expect to be able to pronounce anything just by reading the pinyin; the romanization is just a reference to jog your memory. The language exists primarily in its sounds, which is why daily listening and imitation practice is so important.