Pronunciation
Chinese
English
Chi fan le ma
chur fan le mah
吃饭了吗
Have you eaten yet? (A very common greeting in China, fan actually means rice so literally it means ‘have you eaten rice yet?’)
Chi fan
chur fan
吃饭
Come and eat! (Often shouted) by food vendors as potential customers walk past)
(Hen) hao chi
(hun) how chur
好吃
(Very) Delicious
Jiu ba
jyoh-bah
酒吧
Bar
Ka fe dian
咖啡店
Café/coffee house
Can ting
tsahn-ting
餐厅
Restaurant
Die zi
dyeh-dzur
碟子
Plate
Kuai zi
kwai-dzur
筷子
Chopsticks
Bei zi
bay-dzur
被子
Cup
Cha
chah
叉子
Fork
Bo li bei
bor-lee bay
玻璃杯
A glass
Dao zi
dow-dzur
刀子
Knife
Shao zi
show-dzur
哨子
Spoon
Pan zi
pahn-dzur
盘子
Plastic basin
Cai danr
tsai-dahn
菜单
Menu
Mai danr
my-dahn
卖单
Get the bill
Tian pin
tyen-pin
甜品
Dessert
zhuozi
jwor-dzur
桌子
Table
Xi shou jian
洗手间
Toilet
Pi jiu
pee-jyoh
啤酒
Beer
Ping zi
ping-dzur
瓶子
Bottle
Ka fei
kah-fey
咖啡
Coffee
Niu nai
nyoh-nai
牛奶
Milk
Cheng zi zhi
橙子汁
Orange juice
Guo zi zhi
gwor-dzur-jur
果子汁
Fruit juice
Mi jiu
mee-yoh
米酒
Rice wine
Bai jiu
bah-jyoh
白酒
Wei shi ji
way-shur-jee
威士忌
Whisky
茶
Tea
Shui
shway
水
Water
Qi shuir
chee-shwayr
汽水
Soft drinks
Bing chah
bing chah
冰茶
Ice tea
Ke kou ke le
kur-koh-kur-le
可口可乐
Coke
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