| Programme 4 : Ordering drinks and snacks. | |||
People are ordering tea in a tea-house. | |||
| Waitress: | Nǐmen hǎo! Nǐmen hē diǎnr shénme? | Hello! What would you like to drink? | |
| Customer 1: | Wǒ yào huā chá. | I'd like jasmine tea. | |
| Customer 2: | Wǒmen hē lǜ chá. | We'd like green tea. | |
| Waitress: | Nǐmen hái yào diǎnr shénme? | Would you like anything else? | |
| Customer 2: | Zài lái yī pán diǎnxīn. | A plate of cakes, please. | |
| Waitress: | Hǎo de. Qǐng shāo děng. | OK. Right away. | |
| Customer 2: | Hǎo de. Xièxie. | Fine. Thanks. | |
| Waitress: | Bù kèqi. | You're welcome. | |
| Waitress: | Zhè shì huā chá. Zhè shì lǜ chá. Zhè shì yī pán diǎn xīn. | Here's the jasmine tea. Here's the green tea. And here's your plate of cakes. | |
| Customer 2: | Hǎo, xièxie. | Good, thank you. | |
People are ordering refreshments in a street café in a seaside resort | |||
| Waitress: | Nǐmen hǎo! Nǐmen yào hē diǎnr shénme? | Hello! What would you like to drink? | |
| Customer: | Yī gè jú zi zhī, liǎng gè bīng hóng chá, yī gè lùlu. | One orange juice, two black ice teas, and one Lulu almond drink. | |
| Girl: | Wǒ yào yī gè bīng qí lín. | I'd like an ice-cream. | |
| Waitress: | Zhè shì bīng hóng chá, jú zi zhī, zhè shì lùlu, bīng qí lín. | Here's the black ice tea, the orange juice, and here's the Lulu almond juice, and an ice-cream. | |
People are saying what they like to drink | |||
| Woman 1: | Wǒ xǐhuān hē chá, hái xǐhuān hē píjiǔ. | I like to drink tea, and I also like to drink beer. | |
| Man 1: | Wǒ xǐhuān hē Zhōngguó tè yǒu de chá, hái yǒu kāfēi. | I like to drink Chinese tea, and also coffee. | |
| Woman 2: | Wǒ xǐhuān hē kāfēi, háiyǒu guǒzhī. | I like to drink coffee and also fruit juice. | |
| Man 2: | wǒ xǐhuān hē hóng pútáojiǔ. | I like to drink red wine. | |
People are ordering drinks in a wine bar. | |||
| Customer 1: | Qǐng lái yī bēi Qīngdǎo píjiǔ, yī bēi bái pútáojiǔ, yī bēi júzi zhī | Please can I have a glass of Tsingtao beer, a glass of white wine, and a glass of orange juice. | |
| Customer 2: | Wǒ yào yī bēi píngguǒ zhī. | I'd like a glass of apple juice. | |
| Waitress: | Hǎo, qǐng shāo děng. | OK. Right away. | |
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