Mandarin Chinese · HSK 3.0 Band 1 · Chapter 21
我喝水果茶I'll have fruit tea
Order a drink politely with 请, and say what else you want and what you don't.
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一杯水果茶— A cup of fruit tea
- 白月请来一杯水果茶.A cup of fruit tea, please.
- 大友好! 还要什么?Sure! Anything else?
- 白月还要一杯牛奶.Also a milk.
- 大友一杯水果茶, 一杯牛奶. 都要吗?One fruit tea, one milk. Both?
- 白月都要. 谢谢!Both. Thanks!
- 白月这个杯子不太干净.This cup isn't very clean.
- 大友对不起, 我洗一下儿.Sorry, I'll wash it.
- 白月别洗了. 我要一个新的.Don't wash it. I'd like a new one.
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不要肉— No meat
- 大友文山, 你要肉吗?Wen Shan, want meat?
- 文山不要肉. 我要水果.No meat. I want fruit.
- 大友好. 还要什么?OK. Anything else?
- 文山还要一杯水. 谢谢!Also one water. Thanks!
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- 水果茶
nounfruit tea
- 杯
measure wordcup (measure)
- 一杯
expressionone cup
- 还要
expressionalso want
- 不要
expressiondon't want
- 干净
adjectiveclean
- 洗
verbto wash
- 别
adverbdon't
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- 请
please; invite
请假 qǐng jià — request leave- 净
clean
干净 gānjìng — clean- 干
in 干净 (clean), 干什么 (do what)
干净 gānjìng — clean干 gàn — to do干什么 gàn shénme — to do what- 洗
to wash
洗 xǐ — to wash洗手间 xǐshǒujiān — restroom
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bēicupWriting
cháteaRecognition
háialsoRecognition
yàowantRecognition
jìngcleanRecognition
gāndry; doRecognition
xǐwashRecognition
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Polite ordering — 请 / 还要 / 不要
Explanation
Ordering: 我要 X / 我想 X / 请来一杯 X. Adding more: 还要 X. Refusing: 不要 X.
Examples
- 请来一杯水果茶.A cup of fruit tea, please.
- 还要一杯牛奶.And one milk.
- 不要肉.No meat.
- 我想喝水.I'd like water.
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请 + verb and 别 + verb
Explanation
To ask someone to do something, put 请 before the verb: 请坐 (please sit down), 请来一杯茶 (a cup of tea, please). To tell someone not to, put 别 before the verb: 别洗了 (don't wash it). The 了 at the end says there's no need to go on with it now.
Examples
- 请来一杯水果茶.A cup of fruit tea, please.
- 请坐!Please sit down!
- 别洗了.Don't wash it.
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