Hi there,

I was wondering if people could give me some useful phrases to use in the restaurant.

I was also wondering if asking this way seems impolite,

请给我。。。 （筷子，可口可乐，刀，叉 etc） and do I need to use 一个？ （eg 请给我一个可口可乐）

And does it seem silly to say Ice Tea (e.g. like Nestea) as 冰茶

谢谢！

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/04/2009 03:11PM by Olive.

Anything start with 请 is polite enough. So dont worry about that.
When you ordering things you d better show waiter how many you want it. So you can say 一个（icecream）一杯（可口可乐）. There are so many measure words in chinese, but I belive you can show one finger to waiter instead of all those complicated words, he can totally understand.
Good luck!

the ice tea thing may not work out, cause it can be understood as 'cold/freezing tea' but not the beverage you meant. Try 冰红茶（bing1 hong2 cha2） next time, and you're welcome

一双筷子，两支筷子
一瓶可口可乐
一把刀
一把叉
they are fixed. and other cases,一本书，一台电脑，一辆汽车……

Most restaurants I've went to understood Bing Cha as Iced tea. Though they may have more than one type so it's best to say specifically red, Green, Lemon or whatever flavour you want.

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Hi. Here are some of my favorite phrases:



Is there table service?
有没有餐桌服务？

A glass of red/white wine, please.
请给我一杯红/白葡萄酒
Another round, please.
请再来一轮
When is closing time?
几点打烊、关门？
Where is the toilet?
厕所在哪里
I can't afford it.
我带的钱不够
I'm a vegetarian.
我吃素的

cheque, please.
请给我一支票

to learn more useful phrases, check out books like Chinese Made Easy and Kuaile Hanyu. These books will greatly help :-)

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