👋 Welcome back, little learners!
Today, we’re visiting a restaurant — a place where we enjoy yummy meals.
In this chapter, children will learn who works in a restaurant and how to use simple polite Mandarin phrases when speaking to others.
1. Key Vocabulary
👩🍳 People at the Restaurant 餐馆里的人员
| English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|
| Waiter / Server | 服务员 | fú wù yuán |
| Customer | 顾客 |
gù kè |
🙏 Polite Words and Phrases 礼貌用语 (lǐ mào yòng yǔ)
| English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|
| Please | 请 | qǐng |
| Thank you | 谢谢 | xiè xie |
| Excuse me / Sorry | 对不起 | duì bù qǐ |
| Can I have the menu? | 可以给我菜单吗？ | kě yǐ gěi wǒ cài dān ma? |
2. Simple Sentences for Practice
🌟 Using polite words:
- 请。 – Qǐng. – Please.
- 谢谢。- Xiè xie. – Thank you.
- 对不起。 – Duì bù qǐ. – Sorry / Excuse me.
🌟 Talking at a restaurant:
- 服务员，请来一下。
fú wù yuán, qǐng lái yí xià.
Waiter, please come here. - 可以给我菜单吗？
kě yǐ gěi wǒ cài dān ma?
Can I have the menu?
3. Activity Idea
Let your child:
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Draw a picture of a restaurant
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Add a waiter (服务员), customer (顾客), and a menu (菜单)
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Label each item using Mandarin words
This helps with recognition and memory!
Review
In this part, your child learned:
✔ Who works in a restaurant
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服务员 (waiter/server)
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顾客 (customer)
✔ Polite Mandarin phrases
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请 (please)
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谢谢 (thank you)
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对不起 (excuse me / sorry)
✔ Simple restaurant conversation
Including “Can I have the menu?” and “Waiter, please come here.”
