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Lesson 12-1 Study Guide
Dining Out
Dining Out
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Objectives:
- Learn the pinyin and correct stroke order for the 24 characters introduced in lesson 12-1.
- Learn the new vocabulary introduced in lesson 12-1. You can practice with the online Table Building Activity.
New Vocabulary
| Chinese | Pinyin | English | |
| 饭馆儿 | fànguǎn(r) | restaurant | |
| 好像 | hǎoxiàng | to seem; to be like | |
| 位子 | wèizi | seat | |
| 服务员 | fúwùyuán | waiter; attendant | |
| 服务 | fúwù | to serve; to provide service | |
| 桌子 | zhuōzi | table | |
| 点菜 | diǎn cài | to order food | |
| 盘 | pán | plate; dish | |
| 饺子 | jiǎozi | dumplings (with vegetable and/or meat filling) | |
| 素 | sù | vegetarian; made from vegetables | |
| 家常 | jiācháng | home-style | |
| 豆腐 | dòufu | tofu; bean curd | |
| 放 | fàng | to put; to place | |
| 肉 | ròu | meat | |
| 碗 | wǎn | bowl | |
| 酸辣汤 | suānlàtāng | hot and sour soup | |
| 酸 | suān | sour | |
| 辣 | là | spicy; spicy-hot | |
| 汤 | tāng | soup | |
| 味精 | wèijīng | monosodium glutamate (MSG) | |
| 盐 | yán | salt | |
| 白菜 | báicài | bok choi; Chinese cabbage | |
| 刚 | gāng | just | |
| 卖完 | mài wán | to be sold out | |
| 完 | wán | finished | |
| 青菜 | qīngcài | green/leafy vegetable | |
| 冰茶 | bīngchá | iced tea | |
| 冰 | bīng | ice | |
| 渴 | kě | thirsty | |
| 些 | xiē | (measure word for an indefinite quantity); some; a few | |
| 够 | gòu | enough | |
| 饿 | è | hungry | |
| 上菜 | shàng cài | to serve food |