33 Chinese Phrases to Use at a Restaurant (Ordering Food in Mandarin)

[@Xinalong]

I've literally learned 普通话 because I heard your 地道 accent pronounciation back on the old days :) It gave me so much motivation for go to China, learn mandarin, live here and got recently married with local 😊 You're an absolute underrated gem for it👌🏻

[@FluentinMandarinDotCom]

@@Xinalong so pleased I was able to motivate you, now can you help to motivate me!!! Haha

[@Xinalong]

@@FluentinMandarinDotCom I will be quiet but actively watching your stuff!

[@sonjam-blue]

Welcome back. I missed you so much.

[@FluentinMandarinDotCom]

Thanks, that's nice of you to say so!

[@DanielLeoSimpson]

Welcome back, Chris… You started my Mandarin journey in November 2016 .. So glad to see you back and looking forward to more great material… I still watch you on WeChat doing your teaching English videos lol… Of course, watching your family blossom over the years…and I still enjoy your sentence mastery videos… So great to see you back again… best wishes for continued success.

[@FluentinMandarinDotCom]

@@DanielLeoSimpson glad to see you again Daniel!

[@Al-gk2jk]

welcome back on tube ! 欢迎回来 !

[@FluentinMandarinDotCom]

@@Al-gk2jk 谢谢！

[@cristina2004]

Welcome back, Chris! A few months ago I was reviewing your beginner course and was thinking how well it was put together. Wonderful to have new content from you! Good luck with everything!

[@FluentinMandarinDotCom]

@@cristina2004 thank you Cristina!

[@binguslevine]

Welcome back and thanks for the video... It has become popular these days to focus on Sentence Blocks, but I think you hit on that concept years ago (to a certain extent). Looking forward to more videos. I will, however, make a suggestion in that your videos should be graded, in that not all of us want to review the basics, while others will definitely need to have each word explained. Hopefully you can begin to define your videos as Beginner, Intermediate, etc... Thanks again.

[@FluentinMandarinDotCom]

@@binguslevine thanks, I'll try and do some videos for different levels

[@maxenceposkin6670]

welcome back ! (I'm so glad you're making videos again, I loved your previous ones)

[@FluentinMandarinDotCom]

@@maxenceposkin6670 thanks!

[@clairemcnerney5782]

Really nice to see you back, Chris

[@FluentinMandarinDotCom]

Thanks!

[@jamescook2412]

More than 6 years ago u motivated me learn mandarin. Im still studying hard. Happy to see u released a video!!

[@FluentinMandarinDotCom]

Glad to see you are still learning!

[@JariSatta]

Welcome back!

[@FluentinMandarinDotCom]

Thanks Jari

[@kjothar]

Good stuff, keep up!

[@FluentinMandarinDotCom]

@@kjothar ok I'll try!

[@williamdettrey7793]

Last time we chatted you had just had your first kid! The foundation of my Mandarin was built on your content and inspiration. Glad to see you back!

[@FluentinMandarinDotCom]

Yes, two kids now! That's good to hear! best wishes to you and the family too

[@StephenDurbin]

Loved your style in this video, interesting context around the phrases, no time wasted, the right amount of repetition for me to practice pronouncing.

[@FluentinMandarinDotCom]

Thanks Stephen, glad you found it useful!

[@bluecedar7914]

Good to see new videos on your channel and you are putting up new lesson videos as well as dabbling with Ome type reaction ones. I’m not actively learning Chinese atm, but will watch these for revision maintenance of my Mandarin and written Chinese.

[@FluentinMandarinDotCom]

Yeah I'm experimenting with some different types of content. Glad you like it!

[@leonchan7666]

Very useful Chris. I learnt a few new words too. Thanks!

[@FluentinMandarinDotCom]

Glad you found it useful!

[@glennicol1361]

I would like to more about tone changes in sentences. Thank you.

[@FluentinMandarinDotCom]

That's a good suggestion, thanks, i can talk about that in a future video

[@clairemcnerney5782]

This is great, Chris. 谢谢

[@FluentinMandarinDotCom]

You're welcome

[@ElDiariodeIdiomas]

Chris, 5 years ago you motivated me to start learning mandarin, and I'm so excited to see you back here. Keep the amazing content. Learning in blocks has made wonders to my mandarin. I remember your beginner courses were made using this method. I follow you on wechat BTW

[@FluentinMandarinDotCom]

Thanks for the message, so happy to hear that I inspired you, hope you are still learning!

[@jordanschneider1077]

Wow, great to see you back Chris! I always loved your content, looking forward to more. Your new video is excellent, packed with highly useable phrases. It reminds me of your Chinese Sentence Mastery course which is fantastic and I would recommend it to anyone. Hope you keep making videos, wouldn't mind some Cantonese now and again if you've kept up with it. All the best to you and your family...

[@FluentinMandarinDotCom]

Great to see you again Jordan, I remember you too from our email contact before

[@mysterious2030]

I watched your first video yesterday. It's good to see you again now. :D

[@FluentinMandarinDotCom]

Maybe I should check out my first videos again, after I've had a few drinks.....

[@mysterious2030]

@@FluentinMandarinDotCom You can review your memories.😃

[@delapoza1]

Glad you're back and good luck and good health to you and your family. Great video on phrases for the restaurant. The speed of speaking would ideally be a bit slower for me.

[@FluentinMandarinDotCom]

@@delapoza1 sure, thanks for the comment!

[@davidrock65]

I’m Taiwanese. You have a great accent. 😊

[@FluentinMandarinDotCom]

Thank you! 😃

[@pipmagwitch]

Good to see you back planning some new content. A small question from this video. When asking for a dish ou used yi fen... (one portion). What if you are ordering several dishes for a whole table which everone will share from? If you are a group of five, for eample, would you say wu fen...or will the waiter just assume you want enough for the table ?

[@FluentinMandarinDotCom]

@@pipmagwitch you can do that but normally you would just order one of each a large selection of different dishes.

[@GS-uy4xo]

Great list ! I’ve noticed when I try these my friends feel some expressions are too formal, I’d like the most common way (without sounding rude), also a bit slower on the important parts of the phrases and when possible the shortest possible expression (easier to remember). I’m hacking away at it while living in China 🙏🏼

[@FluentinMandarinDotCom]

some of these don't require the 请问, otherwise they are pretty colloquial.

[@clairemcnerney5782]

Daniel below mentioned sentence mastery videos, are they still available?

[@FluentinMandarinDotCom]

@@clairemcnerney5782 yes, my sentence mastery course is still available

[@Darkslide820]

Welcome back!

[@FluentinMandarinDotCom]

Thanks Darkslide!