Mandarin Chinese · HSK 3.0 Band 1 · Chapter 19
我想吃饺子I want dumplings
Ordering food. Foods, meals, the modal 想. Introduces 大友.
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我想吃饺子— I want dumplings
- 大友你好! 你想吃什么?Hi! What would you like?
- 文山我想吃饺子. 也想吃面条儿.Dumplings, please. And noodles too.
- 大友都要饺子和面条儿吗?Both dumplings and noodles?
- 文山是. 还要一个包子. 多少钱?Yes. Plus one bun. How much?
- 大友不多. 你先吃, 一会儿说.Not much. Eat first, we'll talk later.
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早饭午饭晚饭— Three meals
- 白月文山, 你早饭吃了吗?Did you eat breakfast?
- 文山没吃. 中午我想吃午饭.No. I want lunch at noon.
- 白月我们一起吃! 你想吃什么?Let's eat together! What do you want?
- 文山想吃水果和肉.Fruit and meat.
- 白月好! 我也要喝牛奶.OK! I want milk too.
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- 饺子
noundumpling
- 包子
nounsteamed bun
- 面条儿
nounnoodles
- 牛奶
nounmilk
- 水果
nounfruit
- 肉
nounmeat
- 早饭
nounbreakfast
- 午饭
nounlunch
- 晚饭
noundinner
- 吃饭
verbto eat (a meal)
- 大友
pn.Da You (persona — market vendor)
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- 饺
(in 饺子 = dumpling)
饺子 jiǎozi — dumpling包饺子 bāo jiǎozi — wrap dumplings- 条
(in 面条儿 = noodles)
面条儿 miàntiáor — noodles- 钱
money
多少钱 duōshao qián — how much (money)? — transactional opener付钱 fù qián — pay- 果
fruit (in 水果)
水果 shuǐguǒ — fruit水果茶 shuǐguǒ chá — fruit tea如果 rúguǒ — if (conditional; pairs with 那 — 如果 X 那 Y)- 肉
meat
- 牛
cow
牛奶 niúnǎi — milk
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miànflour; faceWriting
niúcowWriting
ròumeatWriting
fànmeal; riceWriting
xiǎngwant; think (revisit)Recognition
guǒfruit (in 水果)Recognition
shuǐwater (revisit Bk1 ch10)Recognition
chīeat (revisit Bk1 ch10)Recognition
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想 / 要 — full modal verbs
Explanation
想 and 要 both mean "want" but differ in tone. 想 = soft / polite ("would like"). 要 = firm ("will / want"). Negation: 不想 / 不要. At a restaurant, both forms work to order.
Examples
- 我想吃饺子.I would like dumplings.
- 我要面条儿.I want noodles.
- 你想喝牛奶吗?Want some milk?
- 我不要肉.I don't want meat.
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