Lesson 2: At the Restaurant (1/3)

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Learn 想 + V + O and 有/没有 + O through At the Restaurant (1/3).

5 words2 grammar points1 dialogues~14 min

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Vocabulary5 words

菜càiNoun

1.vegetablecan also mean a dish in general, but in HSK 1 it usually means 'vegetable'
2.dish, cooked food, cuisinee.g. 点菜 (order dishes), 做菜 (to cook), 中国菜 (Chinese food)

Examples

这个菜好吃。

zhègecàihǎochī。

This dish is delicious.

我要买菜。

wǒyàomǎicài。

I want to buy vegetables.

块kuàiMeasure word

(measure word) yuan (unit of currency); pieceUsed to count money or objects.

Examples

十块钱。

shíkuàiqián。

Ten yuan.

米饭mǐfànNoun

cooked riceRice cooked from grain.

Examples

我吃米饭。

wǒchīmǐfàn。

I eat rice.

米饭很好吃。

mǐfànhěnhǎochī。

The rice is very delicious.

钱qiánNoun

money

Examples

这个多少钱？

zhègeduōshǎoqián？

How much is this?

水shuǐNoun

waterdrinking water or water in general

Examples

我想喝水。

wǒxiǎnghēshuǐ。

I want to drink water.

这里有水。

zhèliyǒushuǐ。

There is water here.

Grammar

Wanting to Do Something

S + 想 + V + O

This pattern is used to express the subject's wish. 想 (want) comes before the verb, followed by an object if there is one. This is a very basic HSK 1 structure for talking about needs and wishes.

我想吃水果。

wǒxiǎngchīshuǐguǒ。

I want to eat fruit.

他想喝水。

tāxiǎnghēshuǐ。

He wants to drink water.

Having / Not Having Something

S + 有/没有 + O

Use 有 to affirm the existence or possession of something or someone. Use 没有 to negate it. This structure is often used to ask about or describe a situation.

饭店有菜和水。

fàndiànyǒucàihéshuǐ。

The restaurant has vegetables and water.

我没有钱。

wǒméiyǒuqián。

I do not have money.

Dialogues

At the Restaurant

Xiao Ming and Xiao Hua go to a restaurant for lunch. They talk with the waiter.

服务

服务员

你们好！你们想吃什么？

nǐmenhǎo！nǐmenxiǎngchīshénme？

Hello, you two! What would you like to eat?

小明

我想吃米饭和菜。有水果吗？

wǒxiǎngchīmǐfànhécài。yǒushuǐguǒma？

I want to eat rice and vegetables. Do you have fruit?

服务

服务员

没有水果。有水，你们要喝吗？

méiyǒushuǐguǒ。yǒushuǐ，nǐmenyàohēma？

We do not have fruit. We have water; would you like to drink it?

小花

我要喝水。多少钱？

wǒyàohēshuǐ。duōshǎoqián？

I want to drink water. How much is it?

服务

服务员

米饭、菜和水，三十块钱。

mǐfàn、càihéshuǐ，sānshíkuàiqián。

Rice, vegetables and water — thirty yuan.

小明

好的，谢谢！

hǎode，xièxie！

Okay, thank you!