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帮奶奶看菜单 Reading the Menu for Grandma

P2–P3吃东西 · Food & Shopping
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服务员:晚上好!这是菜单,请问你们要吃什么?

wǎn shang hǎo zhè shì cài dān qǐng wèn nǐ men yào chī shén me

waiter: Good evening! Here's the menu. What would you like to eat?

佳怡:奶奶,菜单上的字太小了,我念给您听吧。

nǎi nai cài dān shang de zì tài xiǎo le wǒ niàn gěi nín tīng ba

Jiayi: Grandma, the words on the menu are too small. Let me read it to you.

奶奶:好啊。有没有清淡一点的菜?

hǎo a yǒu méi yǒu qīng dàn yì diǎn de cài

Grandma: Good. Is there anything a bit lighter?

佳怡:有清蒸鱼和豆腐汤,都不辣。

yǒu qīng zhēng yú hé dòu fu tāng dōu bú là

Jiayi: There's steamed fish and tofu soup. Neither is spicy.

奶奶:那就点清蒸鱼和豆腐汤吧。你自己想吃什么?

nà jiù diǎn qīng zhēng yú hé dòu fu tāng ba nǐ zì jǐ xiǎng chī shén me

Grandma: Then let's order the steamed fish and the tofu soup. What would you like to eat yourself?

佳怡:我想吃咖喱鸡。哥哥,咖喱鸡可以做少辣一点吗?

wǒ xiǎng chī gā lí jī gē ge gā lí jī kě yǐ zuò shǎo là yì diǎn ma

Jiayi: I'd like curry chicken. Excuse me, could you make the curry chicken a bit less spicy?

服务员:可以,我请厨师少放一点辣椒。还要别的吗?

kě yǐ wǒ qǐng chú shī shǎo fàng yì diǎn là jiāo hái yào bié de ma

waiter: Sure, I'll ask the chef to put in less chilli. Anything else?

佳怡:再要两碗白饭,谢谢。

zài yào liǎng wǎn bái fàn xiè xie

Jiayi: Two bowls of rice as well, please. Thank you.

服务员:好的,菜很快就来。

hǎo de cài hěn kuài jiù lái

waiter: OK, the food will be here soon.

奶奶:佳怡真能干,会帮奶奶点菜了。

jiā yí zhēn néng gàn huì bāng nǎi nai diǎn cài le

Grandma: Jiayi, you're so capable. You can order for Grandma now.

佳怡:谢谢奶奶!以后我常常帮您点菜。

xiè xie nǎi nai yǐ hòu wǒ cháng cháng bāng nín diǎn cài

Jiayi: Thank you, Grandma! I'll often order for you from now on.

About this conversation

Reading the Menu for Grandma is a 11-line conversation between 佳怡 (Jiayi) and 奶奶 (Grandma) and 服务员 (the waiter), for children at P2–P3 level. Listen to it once, then tap 🎭 to take one part: the app says the other lines and stops when it is your child's turn to speak. Switch on 🙈 Hide my lines to practise without reading.

生词 Words in this conversation

WordPinyinMeaning here
菜单càidānthe menu
清淡qīngdànlight (not oily or spicy)
点diǎnorder
少辣shǎolàless spicy
辣椒làjiāochilli
白饭báifànplain rice
能干nénggàncapable; good at doing things

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