Ordering Food in Chinese

a polite way to say ‘people’

• ge 个
• zhi 只
• wei 位
• fen 份

two people

• liang wei 两位
• yi wei 一位
• san wei 三位
• wu wei 五位

may I ask how many people

• liang wei 两位
• qing wen 请问
• ji wei 几位？
• qing wen ji wei 请问几位？

we want to drink coke

• wo men yao he cha 我们要喝茶
• wo yao he cha 我要喝茶
• ni yao he kele 你要喝可乐
• wo men yao he kele 我们要喝可乐

I want chicken fried rice

• wo yao jirou chaofan 我要鸡肉炒饭
• wo xiang chi jirou chaofan 我想吃鸡肉炒饭
• wo xihuan chi jirou chaofan 我喜欢吃鸡肉炒饭
• ni yao jirou chaofan 你要鸡肉炒饭

Where is the restroom

• mai dan 买单
• wo yao jirou chaofan 我要鸡肉炒饭
• xi shou jian zai nali 洗手间在哪里？ 
• wo yao he guozhi 我要喝果汁

鸡肉 jirou is ..?

• beef
• lamb
• chicken
• fish

牛肉 niu rou is..?

• beef
• chicken
• broccoli 
• tomato

羊肉 yang rou is ..?

• tomato
• egg
• lamb
• chicken

茶 cha is ...?

• coke
• juice
• beef
• tea