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我想吃饺子 I want dumplings
Ordering food. Foods, meals, the modal 想. Introduces 大友.
Dialogue
我想吃饺子 — I want dumplings
- 大友 你好! 你想吃什么? Hi! What would you like?
- 文山 我想吃饺子. 也想吃面条儿. Dumplings, please. And noodles too.
- 大友 都要饺子和面条儿吗? Both dumplings and noodles?
- 文山 是. 还要一个包子. 多少钱? Yes. Plus one bun. How much?
- 大友 不多. 你先吃, 一会儿说. Not much. Eat first, we'll talk later.
Dialogue
早饭午饭晚饭 — Three meals
- 白月 文山, 你早饭吃了吗? Did you eat breakfast?
- 文山 没吃. 中午我想吃午饭. No. I want lunch at noon.
- 白月 我们一起吃! 你想吃什么? Let's eat together! What do you want?
- 文山 想吃水果和肉. Fruit and meat.
- 白月 好! 我也要喝牛奶. OK! I want milk too.
Vocabulary
| 汉字 | Pinyin | POS | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 饺子 | jiǎozi | n. | dumpling |
| 包子 | bāozi | n. | steamed bun |
| 面条儿 | miàntiáor | n. | noodles |
| 牛奶 | niúnǎi | n. | milk |
| 水果 | shuǐguǒ | n. | fruit |
| 肉 | ròu | n. | meat |
| 早饭 | zǎo fàn | n. | breakfast |
| 午饭 | wǔ fàn | n. | lunch |
| 晚饭 | wǎn fàn | n. | dinner |
| 吃饭 | chī fàn | v. | to eat (a meal) |
| 大友 | Dà Yǒu | pn. | Da You (persona — market vendor) |
New characters
| 汉字 | Pinyin | POS | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 饺 | jiǎo | (in 饺子 = dumpling) 饺子 jiǎozi — dumpling包饺子 bāo jiǎozi — wrap dumplings | |
| 条 | tiáo | (in 面条儿 = noodles) 面条儿 miàntiáor — noodles | |
| 钱 | qián | money 多少钱 duōshao qián — how much (money)? — transactional opener付钱 fù qián — pay | |
| 果 | guǒ | fruit (in 水果) 水果 shuǐguǒ — fruit水果茶 shuǐguǒ chá — fruit tea如果 rúguǒ — if (conditional; pairs with 那 — 如果 X 那 Y) | |
| 肉 | ròu | meat | |
| 牛 | niú | cow 牛奶 niúnǎi — milk |
Hanzi — writing & recognition
miàn flour; face Writing
niú cow Writing
ròu meat Writing
fàn meal; rice Writing
xiǎng want; think (revisit) Recognition
guǒ fruit (in 水果) Recognition
shuǐ water (revisit Bk1 ch10) Recognition
chī eat (revisit Bk1 ch10) Recognition
Grammar
想 / 要 — 完整能愿动词 想 / 要 — full modal verbs
"想"和"要"都表达 "want" 但语气不同. 想 + V/N = "want / would like" — 软, 礼貌. 例: 我想吃饺子. 要 + V/N = "want / will" — 强, 直接. 例: 我要饺子. 否定: 不想 / 不要. 在饭店点菜: 我要 X / 我想 X 都可以.
想 and 要 both mean "want" but differ in tone. 想 = soft / polite ("would like"). 要 = firm ("will / want"). Negation: 不想 / 不要. At a restaurant, both forms work to order.
- 我想吃饺子. Wǒ xiǎng chī jiǎozi. I would like dumplings.
- 我要面条儿. Wǒ yào miàntiáor. I want noodles.
- 你想喝牛奶吗? Nǐ xiǎng hē niúnǎi ma? Want some milk?
- 我不要肉. Wǒ bú yào ròu. I don't want meat.
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