‹ Contents 目录
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Ordering and Paying the Bill
cān餐tīng厅diǎn点cān餐yǔ与jié结zhàng账mǎi买dān单

Learn to call the waiter, ask for the menu, order dishes, ask whether a dish is spicy, pack up leftovers, and ask to pay separately.

学习叫服务员、要菜单、点菜、问辣不辣、打包,以及结账时说分开付。

You will be able to 学完这课,你能…

  • Call the waiter, ask for the menu and order a dish能叫服务员、要菜单并点菜
  • Ask whether a dish is spicy and whether the food is enough能问辣不辣、够不够
  • Ask to pack up leftovers and to pay separately能请服务员打包,并说分开付

In this lesson 本课内容

1-2
Ordering and Paying the Bill餐厅点餐与结账买单
Hanzi 汉字
Speed 语速

Situation

情境导入

👆 Tap any line to hear it 点一下句子听发音

Amy and Peter go to a famous noodle restaurant. They have to order, and after the meal, they also have to decide how to pay.

ài艾mǐ米hé和bǐ彼dé得qù去yì一jiā家yǒu有míng名de的miàn面guǎn馆chī吃fàn饭。 tā他men们yào要diǎn点cài菜, chī吃wán完yǐ以hòu后, hái还yào要jué决dìng定zěn怎me么fù付qián钱。 
🧑‍🏫 Teacher guide 教学引导
  • 先让学生看图,用英文或简单中文说说看到什么:谁、在哪里、做什么。(约2分钟)
  • 带读情境句,再问:艾米和彼得在哪里?他们要做什么?吃完以后还要做什么?
  • 这一页只求听懂大意,不讲语法,也不要求学生开口说完整句子。

Dialogue

实境对话

👆 Tap any line to hear it 点一下句子听发音

Amy
ài艾mǐ米

Waiter, we'd like to order.

fú服wù务yuán员, wǒ我men们xiǎng想diǎn点cài菜。 
Waiter
fú服wù务yuán员

Sure, here is the menu. Take your time, and call me when you've decided.

hǎo好de的, zhè这shì是cài菜dān单, màn慢màn慢kàn看, xiǎng想hǎo好le了jiào叫wǒ我。 
Amy
ài艾mǐ米

Excuse me, do you have anything to recommend?

qǐng请wèn问yǒu有shén什me么tuī推jiàn荐de的ma吗? 
Waiter
fú服wù务yuán员

Our beef noodles are very famous.

wǒ我men们de的niú牛ròu肉miàn面hěn很yǒu有míng名。 
Peter
bǐ彼dé得

Is it spicy?

là辣bu不là辣? 
Waiter
fú服wù务yuán员

A little spicy, but we can make it not spicy.

yǒu有yì一diǎn点là辣, yě也kě可yǐ以bú不là辣。 
Amy
ài艾mǐ米

Then we'll have one beef noodles and one fried rice.

nà那wǒ我men们yào要yí一fèn份niú牛ròu肉miàn面, yí一fèn份chǎo炒fàn饭。 
Peter
bǐ彼dé得

Is that enough for two people?

liǎng两gè个rén人gòu够ma吗? 
Waiter
fú服wù务yuán员

It's enough. Our portions are big.

gòu够le了, wǒ我men们de的fèn份liàng量hěn很dà大。 
Peter
bǐ彼dé得

Waiter, the bill, please. Could you pack up what we couldn't finish?

fú服wù务yuán员, mǎi买dān单。 chī吃bu不wán完de的, qǐng请bāng帮wǒ我men们dǎ打bāo包。 
Waiter
fú服wù务yuán员

Sure. That's 200 yuan in total. Will you pay together or separately?

hǎo好de的。 yí一gòng共liǎng两bǎi百kuài块, nǐ你men们yì一qǐ起fù付hái还shì是fēn分kāi开fù付? 
Amy
ài艾mǐ米

Let's pay separately. I'll pay for myself.

fēn分kāi开fù付ba吧, wǒ我zì自jǐ己fù付qián钱。 

Key points 重点提醒 · 教学提示

  • 在大陆常喊「服务员」;在台湾也可以说「不好意思」。前九句是点菜,后三句是吃完以后。
  • 「辣不辣」是「A不A」问法,中间的「不」读轻声;后面的语法页会讲。
  • 从下一句开始是吃完以后。
  • 「吃不完」里的「不」读轻声。
  • 「分开付」就是大家说的「AA 制」,各付各的。
🧑‍🏫 Teacher guide 教学引导
  • 先整段播放,学生只听、不看拼音;再播放一次,对照拼音和英文。(约2分钟)
  • 老师当服务员、学生当艾米和彼得,分角色朗读,然后互换角色。(约3分钟)
  • 重点句:「服务员,我们想点菜。」「辣不辣?」「两个人够吗?」「请帮我们打包。」「分开付吧。」请学生反复练习。
  • 提醒:点菜前先问「有什么推荐的吗」,吃辣的人先问「辣不辣」,是在餐厅最实用的两句话。
  • 时间不够时,只练第一、第五、第八、第十二句。

Vocabulary

核心生词

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1waiter; waitressn.
fú服wù务yuán员
2menun.
cài菜dān单
3to order foodv.o.
diǎn点cài菜
4to recommend; recommendationv./n.
tuī推jiàn荐
5spicyadj.
là辣
6portion; servingm.w.
fèn份
7enoughadj.
gòu够
8to pack up leftovers; to take awayv.
dǎ打bāo包
9to ask for the billv.o.
mǎi买dān单
10separatelyadv.
fēn分kāi开
11to payv.o.
fù付qián钱
🧑‍🏫 Teacher guide 教学引导
  • 先用图片和手势带出「菜单」「服务员」「打包」,再逐词跟读。(约3分钟)
  • 「买单」「分开」「付钱」放在一起教:结账时的三件事。
  • 「辣」「够」「份」是点菜时一定会用到的,多带读几遍。
  • 「服务员」台湾常说「服务生」,「买单」台湾常说「结账」,「打包」台湾常说「外带」,学生听到时知道是同一个意思即可。
  • 最后用闪卡复习一遍。

Sound Lab

发音练习

The four tones + neutral 四声与轻声

Tap a tone to hear it. 点一下听发音。

Tone patterns in this lesson 本课生词的声调组合
4th · 四声
là辣
spicy
fèn份
portion; serving
gòu够
enough
1st + 1st · 一声+一声
fēn分kāi开
separately
1st + 4th · 一声+四声
tuī推jiàn荐
to recommend; recommendation
fā发piào票
receipt; invoice
2nd + Neutral · 二声+轻声
sháo勺zi子
spoon
3rd + 1st · 三声+一声
dǎ打bāo包
to pack up leftovers; to take away
mǎi买dān单
to ask for the bill
3rd + 4th · 三声+四声
diǎn点cài菜
to order food
yǐn饮liào料
drink
4th + Neutral · 四声+轻声
kuài筷zi子
chopsticks
4th + 1st · 四声+一声
cài菜dān单
menu
4th + 2nd · 四声+二声
fù付qián钱
to pay
1st + 1st + 3rd · 一声+一声+三声
cān餐jīn巾zhǐ纸
paper napkin
2nd + 4th + 2nd · 二声+四声+二声
fú服wù务yuán员
waiter; waitress
2nd + 4th + 4th · 二声+四声+四声
fú服wù务fèi费
service charge
Tone changes in this lesson 本课出现的变调

不 → bú 「不」变调

Before a 4th-tone syllable, 不 (bù) is pronounced bú. 后面是第四声时,「不」读 bú。

bú不là辣
yǒu有yì一diǎn点là辣, yě也kě可yǐ以bú不là辣。 
A little spicy, but we can make it not spicy.

一 → yí 「一」变调

Before a 4th-tone syllable, 一 (yī) is pronounced yí. 后面是第四声时,「一」读 yí。

yí一fèn份
nà那wǒ我men们yào要yí一fèn份niú牛ròu肉miàn面, yí一fèn份chǎo炒fàn饭。 
Then we'll have one beef noodles and one fried rice.
yí一gòng共
hǎo好de的。 yí一gòng共liǎng两bǎi百kuài块, nǐ你men们yì一qǐ起fù付hái还shì是fēn分kāi开fù付? 
Sure. That's 200 yuan in total. Will you pay together or separately?
yí一xià下
fú服wù务yuán员, qǐng请guò过lái来yí一xià下。 
Waiter, could you come over, please?

3rd + 3rd → 2nd + 3rd 两个第三声连读

When two 3rd tones meet, the first one sounds like a 2nd tone (the pinyin keeps the original tone mark). 两个第三声连在一起,前一个读第二声(拼音仍标原调)。

liǎng两bǎi百
→
liáng两bǎi百
hǎo好de的。 yí一gòng共liǎng两bǎi百kuài块, nǐ你men们yì一qǐ起fù付hái还shì是fēn分kāi开fù付? 
Sure. That's 200 yuan in total. Will you pay together or separately?
suǒ所yǐ以
→
suó所yǐ以
bǐ彼dé得bù不tài太néng能chī吃là辣, suǒ所yǐ以tā他wèn问fú服wù务yuán员yǒu有shén什me么tuī推jiàn荐。 
Peter cannot eat very spicy food, so he asks the waiter for recommendations.
hěn很xiǎo小
→
hén很xiǎo小
zhè这ge个sháo勺zi子hěn很xiǎo小。 
This spoon is very small.
Easily confused sounds 容易听混的音
l vs n 边音与鼻音
là辣
spicy
nà那
that
en vs eng
fēn分
to divide
fēng风
wind
g vs k
gòu够
enough
kòu扣
to deduct
c vs t
cài菜
dish
tài太
too
ch vs c
chǎo炒
to stir-fry
cǎo草
grass
Listen and choose 听音选词

Shadowing 跟读练习

10 sentences with this lesson's words. Listen 听 → say it along 跟着说 → record 录音. Each sentence can be recorded only once, so listen and practise first. 每句只能录一次,请先多听、多练习再录。

🔒 AI-assisted check (when available): your voice is sent to a cloud speech AI service for checking and is not stored by us. Without the AI service, the recording stays on this device. 可用时由 AI 协助检查:声音会送到云端语音 AI 服务,我们不会保存;没有 AI 服务时,录音只留在这个设备上。

fú服wù务yuán员,wǒ我men们xiǎng想diǎn点cài菜。

Waiter, we'd like to order.

hǎo好de的,zhè这shì是cài菜dān单,màn慢màn慢kàn看,xiǎng想hǎo好le了jiào叫wǒ我。

Sure, here is the menu. Take your time, and call me when you've decided.

qǐng请wèn问yǒu有shén什me么tuī推jiàn荐de的ma吗?

Excuse me, do you have anything to recommend?

wǒ我men们de的niú牛ròu肉miàn面hěn很yǒu有míng名。

Our beef noodles are very famous.

yǒu有yì一diǎn点là辣,yě也kě可yǐ以bú不là辣。

A little spicy, but we can make it not spicy.

nà那wǒ我men们yào要yí一fèn份niú牛ròu肉miàn面,yí一fèn份chǎo炒fàn饭。

Then we'll have one beef noodles and one fried rice.

liǎng两gè个rén人gòu够ma吗?

Is that enough for two people?

gòu够le了,wǒ我men们de的fèn份liàng量hěn很dà大。

It's enough. Our portions are big.

fú服wù务yuán员,mǎi买dān单。chī吃bu不wán完de的,qǐng请bāng帮wǒ我men们dǎ打bāo包。

Waiter, the bill, please. Could you pack up what we couldn't finish?

fēn分kāi开fù付ba吧,wǒ我zì自jǐ己fù付qián钱。

Let's pay separately. I'll pay for myself.

🧑‍🏫 Teacher guide 教学引导
  • 先带读本课生词,请学生注意「推荐」「分开」里的 t、f,「炒饭」里的 ch,以及「买单」「付钱」的声调。
  • 易混音只挑两组练习,例如 l 和 n、an 和 ang,不必全部做完。
  • 变调只讲本课出现的:两个第三声连在一起,前一个读第二声(「可以」);「一」在第四声前读 yí(一份、一共),在第三声前读 yì(一起、一点);「不」在第四声前读 bú(不辣),中间的「不」读轻声(辣不辣、吃不完)。
  • 声调和口音系统不会判断,请老师现场听并纠正。
  • 这一页约4分钟,时间不够就把跟读留作课后练习。

Story

情境短文

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On the weekend, Amy and Peter go to a very famous noodle restaurant.

zhōu周mò末, ài艾mǐ米hé和bǐ彼dé得qù去yì一jiā家hěn很yǒu有míng名de的miàn面guǎn馆chī吃fàn饭。 

After sitting down, Amy first asks the waiter for the menu.

zuò坐xià下yǐ以hòu后, ài艾mǐ米xiān先qǐng请fú服wù务yuán员ná拿cài菜dān单。 

But there are so many dishes on the menu that they do not know how to order.

kě可shì是cài菜dān单shàng上yǒu有hěn很duō多cài菜, tā他men们bù不zhī知dào道zěn怎me么diǎn点cài菜。 

Peter cannot eat very spicy food, so he asks the waiter for recommendations.

bǐ彼dé得bù不tài太néng能chī吃là辣, suǒ所yǐ以tā他wèn问fú服wù务yuán员yǒu有shén什me么tuī推jiàn荐。 

The waiter says the beef noodles are famous, and can be made not spicy.

fú服wù务yuán员shuō说niú牛ròu肉miàn面hěn很yǒu有míng名, yě也kě可yǐ以bú不là辣。 

They order one beef noodles and one fried rice, and ask again whether it is enough for two.

tā他men们diǎn点le了yí一fèn份niú牛ròu肉miàn面hé和yí一fèn份chǎo炒fàn饭, yòu又wèn问liǎng两gè个rén人gòu够bu不gòu够。 

The waiter smiles and says the portions are big, so it is enough.

fú服wù务yuán员xiào笑zhe着shuō说, fèn份liàng量hěn很dà大, gòu够le了。 

When the food comes, there really is a lot, and in the end they still cannot finish it.

cài菜lái来le了, guǒ果rán然hěn很duō多, zuì最hòu后tā他men们hái还shì是méi没chī吃wán完。 

Peter asks the waiter to pack up the leftovers, and then they get ready to pay the bill.

bǐ彼dé得qǐng请fú服wù务yuán员bāng帮tā他men们dǎ打bāo包, rán然hòu后jiù就zhǔn准bèi备yào要mǎi买dān单le了。 

It comes to 200 yuan. Amy says: Let's pay separately! I'll pay for myself.

yí一gòng共liǎng两bǎi百kuài块, ài艾mǐ米shuō说: wǒ我men们fēn分kāi开fù付ba吧! wǒ我zì自jǐ己fù付qián钱。 

Peter laughs and says: Next time it's my treat!

bǐ彼dé得xiào笑le了, shuō说: xià下cì次wǒ我qǐng请nǐ你! 

Key points 重点提醒 · 教学提示

  • 重点是点菜前先问推荐和辣不辣,吃完说「打包」「买单」,结账时说「分开付」。
🧑‍🏫 Teacher guide 教学引导
  • 先让学生默读短文,找出绿色的生词,再全班朗读一遍。(约2分钟)
  • 提问:他们为什么不知道怎么点菜?彼得为什么问辣不辣?他们为什么要打包?最后怎么付钱?
  • 请学生用自己的话复述这个故事:先点菜,再吃饭,最后买单,可以看拼音,不要求说得完整。
  • 没时间就只问前三个问题。

Grammar

语法与重点笔记

👆 Tap any line to hear it 点一下句子听发音

Asking "A or not A?"
…… bu不……? 
Adjectivebu不Adjective? 
Verbbu不VerbObject? 
yǒu有méi没yǒu有Noun? 

Is it spicy?

là辣bu不là辣? 

Do you want drinks?

nǐ你men们yào要bu不yào要yǐn饮liào料? 

Is this tasty?

zhè这ge个hǎo好bu不hǎo好chī吃? 

Do you have a menu?

nǐ你men们yǒu有méi没yǒu有cài菜dān单? 
Doing something together or separately
yì一qǐ起…… / fēn分kāi开…… 
Subjectyì一qǐ起Verb。 
Subjectfēn分kāi开Verb。 
Subjectyì一qǐ起Verbhái还shì是fēn分kāi开Verb? 

Let's go together.

wǒ我men们yì一qǐ起qù去ba吧。 

We'll pay separately: you pay yours, I pay mine.

wǒ我men们fēn分kāi开fù付, nǐ你fù付nǐ你de的, wǒ我fù付wǒ我de的。 

Will you pay together or separately?

nǐ你men们yì一qǐ起fù付hái还shì是fēn分kāi开fù付? 

Our friend has come, so we'll have lunch together.

péng朋you友lái来le了, wǒ我men们yì一qǐ起chī吃wǔ午fàn饭。 

Key points 重点提醒 · 教学提示

  • 「A不A」问法:形容词或动词重复,中间放「不」读轻声;有没有,中间的「没」不读轻声。回答时选一个:「辣」「不辣」,「要」「不要」,「有」「没有」。
  • 「一起」是大家一起做,「分开」是各做各的;说付钱时最常用的就是「一起付」和「分开付」。
🧑‍🏫 Teacher guide 教学引导
  • 本页两个重点:「A不A」问问题;「一起/分开」说怎么做。
  • 「A不A」先教三种:辣不辣(形容词)、要不要(动词)、有没有(有)。不要一次讲完。
  • 老师问「……不……?」,学生选一个回答;老师说「一起还是分开?」,学生答「一起」或「分开」。
  • 「一起/分开」可以请学生用自己的生活造句:「我们一起……」。

Extension

延伸学习

👆 Tap any line to hear it 点一下句子听发音

1chopsticks
kuài筷zi子
2spoon
sháo勺zi子
3paper napkin
cān餐jīn巾zhǐ纸
4drink
yǐn饮liào料
5receipt; invoice
fā发piào票
6service charge
fú服wù务fèi费
🧑‍🏫 Teacher guide 教学引导
  • 这一页是补充词,依学生程度选着教,不要求全部记住。
  • 按吃饭的顺序教:筷子、勺子、饮料、餐巾纸、发票、服务费。
  • 先问学生吃饭时会向服务员要什么,再带读生词和例句。
  • 「勺子」台湾常说「汤匙」,「餐巾纸」台湾常说「面纸」,学生知道两个说法都对即可。

Quiz

牛刀小试

Ask 1. Call the waiter and say you want to order.

Show answer 看标准解答
fú服wù务yuán员, wǒ我men们xiǎng想diǎn点cài菜。 

Ask 2. Ask whether a dish is spicy.

Show answer 看标准解答
zhè这ge个là辣bu不là辣? 

Ask 3. Order one beef noodles.

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wǒ我yào要yí一fèn份niú牛ròu肉miàn面。 

Ask 4. Ask the waiter to pack up your leftovers.

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chī吃bu不wán完, qǐng请bāng帮wǒ我men们dǎ打bāo包。 

Ask 5. Say that you will pay separately.

Show answer 看标准解答
wǒ我men们fēn分kāi开fù付。 
Asking "A or not A?"
…… bu不……? 
Adjectivebu不Adjective? 
Verbbu不VerbObject? 
yǒu有méi没yǒu有Noun? 
Doing something together or separately
yì一qǐ起…… / fēn分kāi开…… 
Subjectyì一qǐ起Verb。 
Subjectfēn分kāi开Verb。 
Subjectyì一qǐ起Verbhái还shì是fēn分kāi开Verb? 

Practice 练习

Q1. You want to call the waiter and say you are ready to order. What do you say?

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fú服wù务yuán员, wǒ我men们xiǎng想diǎn点cài菜。 

Waiter, we'd like to order.

Q2. You want to know whether a dish is spicy. What do you ask?

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là辣bu不là辣? 

Is it spicy?

Q3. You are two people. How do you order one beef noodles and one fried rice?

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wǒ我men们yào要yí一fèn份niú牛ròu肉miàn面, yí一fèn份chǎo炒fàn饭。 

We'd like one beef noodles and one fried rice.

Q4. The waiter says the line below. You think it may not be enough for two people. What do you ask?

wǒ我men们de的fèn份liàng量hěn很dà大。 
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liǎng两gè个rén人gòu够ma吗? 

Is that enough for two people?

Q5. You have finished eating. How do you ask for the bill and say you want to pay separately?

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fú服wù务yuán员, mǎi买dān单。 wǒ我men们fēn分kāi开fù付。 

Waiter, the bill, please. We'll pay separately.