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Order breakfast in Traditional Chinese

At Banyan Breakfast, Auntie Lin welcomes Maya while A-Li points to an order number before Maya has seen the menu.

Learn to name an egg pancake, ask to order, choose a drink, and let the shop know you are finished.

The number is right, but A-Li is simply a helpful regular. His soy milk remains unfinished, as usual.

By the end of this lesson

Order an egg pancake and a drink, then say that is all.

  • 我想要___I'd like ___.
  • 我想點___I'd like to order ___.
  • 一份___，謝謝One order of ___, please.
  • 可以看一下菜單嗎？May I see the menu?
  • 這樣就好，謝謝That's all, thanks.
  • 蛋餅Egg pancake.

Scene — a helpful number

Morning at Banyan Breakfast: Maya is ready to order, but she has not seen the menu yet. A-Li, already at his usual table, tells her which number to choose.

His suggestion is right. Auntie Lin is at the counter, and A-Li's soy milk is still unfinished.

Maya arrives ready to order while A-Li waits at his usual table and Auntie Lin works at the counter.

Learn — ordering breakfast

These six useful lines help you order an egg pancake and a drink at a breakfast shop. Listen, then say each one aloud.

Learn each short chunk as one piece.

  1. Maya indicates the breakfast item she wants while A-Li watches from his table.

    我想要___

    I'd like ___.

    When to use it: Use this to say what you would like.

    Learn it as one piece.

  2. Maya considers an item as she places an order with Auntie Lin.

    我想點___

    I'd like to order ___.

    When to use it: Use this to name the food you want to order.

    Learn it as one piece.

  3. Maya politely orders one portion from Auntie Lin at the counter.

    一份___，謝謝

    One order of ___, please.

    When to use it: Use this to order one portion politely.

    Learn it as one piece.

    Say it: 一 changes to a rising tone before a fourth tone.

  4. Maya politely asks Auntie Lin to let her look at the menu.

    可以看一下菜單嗎？

    May I see the menu?

    When to use it: Ask this politely when you want to see the menu.

    Learn it as one piece.

  5. Maya indicates that her order is complete and thanks Auntie Lin.

    這樣就好，謝謝

    That's all, thanks.

    When to use it: Say this when you have finished ordering.

    Learn it as one piece.

  6. A-Li points Maya toward an egg pancake while his soy milk remains unfinished.

    蛋餅

    Egg pancake.

    When to use it: Use this to order a common breakfast dish.

    Learn it as one piece.

Story — A-Li knows the number

A-Li tells Maya which number to choose before she has seen the menu. His recommendation is right, and Auntie Lin helps Maya finish her order.

Maya orders an egg pancake and soy milk. A-Li stays at his table with his own drink still unfinished.

  1. Auntie Lin美女，早安！Good morning, beautiful!
  2. A-Li先點三號，蛋餅喔。Order number three first, the egg pancake.
  3. Maya可以看一下菜單嗎？May I see the menu?
  4. Auntie Lin好喔，三號是蛋餅。Sure, number three is the egg pancake.
  5. Maya我想點蛋餅。I'd like to order an egg pancake.
  6. Maya一份蛋餅，謝謝。One egg pancake, please.
  7. Auntie Lin還要喝什麼？What else would you like to drink?
  8. Maya我想要豆漿。I'd like soy milk.
  9. Auntie Lin還要別的嗎？Anything else?
  10. Maya這樣就好，謝謝。That's all, thanks.
  11. A-Li豆漿還沒喝完。The soy milk still isn't finished.

Practice — place your order

Practice choosing the dish, asking for the menu, and finishing a simple order. Read each situation carefully and listen for the useful words.

Then take Maya's turn at the counter.

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  1. What does it mean?

    早安

  2. What do you say?

    You want to look at the menu before choosing. Ask Auntie Lin politely.

  3. Build the line

    That's all, thanks.

    ，

    Tap the words in order.

  4. Fill the gap

    May I see the menu?

    可以看一下____嗎？

  5. What did you hear?

  6. Swap the word

    Change the dish in this question to the word for menu.

    可以看一下____嗎？

  7. Pick the reply

    Auntie Lin says:

    要點什麼？

    What would you like to order?

    And you reply with:

  8. Match the pairs

    Traditional Chinese

    我想要___Drop the English here
    我想點___Drop the English here
    這樣就好，謝謝Drop the English here
    蛋餅Drop the English here

    English

    Drag an English line onto its Traditional Chinese, or tap one and then the other.

  9. What do you say?

    A-Li points out the breakfast dish he recommends. Name the dish.

  10. What does it mean?

    謝謝

  11. What do you say?

    Auntie Lin asks what drink you would like. You want soy milk, so fill the frame with soy milk.

Say it — your breakfast order

You are Maya at Banyan Breakfast. Listen to Auntie Lin, then take your turn ordering the egg pancake and a drink.

Use the ordering frames with the foods from the cues, then finish by letting her know that is all. Say each line aloud before moving on.

  1. Maya is ready to order, but has not seen the menu.
  2. Auntie Lin美女，想點什麼？What would you like to order, beautiful?
  3. Maya (you)Ask to see the menu.

    可以看一下菜單嗎？

    May I see the menu?

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Recap — what you can say now

Traditional ChineseEnglish
我想要___I'd like ___.
我想點___I'd like to order ___.
一份___，謝謝One order of ___, please.
可以看一下菜單嗎？May I see the menu?
這樣就好，謝謝That's all, thanks.
蛋餅Egg pancake.
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