Fàndiàn — Restaurant

Vocabulary

Fàndiàn 饭店 restaurant
Huānyíng 欢迎 welcome
Guānglín 光临 to be present (formal)
Yùdìng 预订 to book/reserve
Zhuōzi 桌子 table
Chuāng 窗 window

Dialogues

Fúwùyuán

Huānyíng guānglín. Qǐng wèn nǐmen jǐ wèi?

Bienvenue ici. Dites-moi, (vous) combien (de) places ?
Excuse-me, How many are you?

Dàmíng

Liǎng wèi.

Deux places.
Two seats.

Fúwùyuán

Yùdìng le ma?

Réservé ?
Did you make a reservation?

Dàmíng

Méi yùdìng.

Pas réservé.
No, we didn't make a reservation.

Fúwùyuán

Zuò zhèlǐ kěyǐ ma?

S'assoir ici pouvez(-vous) ?
Is it okay to sit here?

Mǎkè

Zhèlǐ yǒudiǎn chǎo, wǒmen kě bù kěyǐ zuò kào chuāng de nàge zhuōzi?

Ici avoir un peu bruyant, nous pourrions asseoir ou pas à la table près de la fenêtre ?
It's a bit noisy here, could we sit at the table by the window?

Fúwùyuán

Duìbuqǐ, yǐjīng yǒurén yùdìng le.

Désolé, déjà quelqu'un réservé.
I'm sorry, it's already reserved.

Dàmíng

Suàn le, jiù zuò zhèlǐ ba.

Laissez tomber, asseyons-nous ici.
Forget it, let's just sit here.

Mǎkè

Hǎo ba.

D'accord.
Okay

Language Points

Clausal attributives: kào chuāng de nàge zhuōzi = "the table near the window"

Structure: [clause] + 的 + [noun]

Exercises

  • Translate the following sentence: “The table near the window is booked.”
  • Practice ordering food using at least three vocabulary words.