HSK 1 ≈ CEFR A1 86 characters 10 sentences

At the Restaurant (在饭馆)

Ordering food, asking the price, and discovering the tea is free.

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在饭馆

今天jīntiān我wǒ和hé爸爸bàba去qù饭fàn馆guǎn吃饭chīfàn。
Today my dad and I went to a restaurant to eat.
饭fàn馆guǎn里lǐ人rén很多hěnduō。
There were a lot of people in the restaurant.
我们wǒmen坐下zuòxia,看kàn / kān菜单càidān。
We sat down and looked at the menu.
爸爸bàba说shuō:“你nǐ想xiǎng吃chī什么shénme?”
Dad said, "What do you want to eat?"
我wǒ说shuō:“我wǒ想xiǎng吃chī米饭mǐfàn和hé鱼yú。”
I said, "I'd like rice and fish."
爸爸bàba想xiǎng吃chī面条miàntiáo。
Dad wanted noodles.
他tā还要háiyāo了le / liǎo / liào一些yīxiē菜cài。
He also ordered some vegetables.
菜cài很好hěnhǎo吃chī,我wǒ吃了chīle很多hěnduō。
The food was delicious and I ate a lot.
爸爸bàba问wèn:“多少duōshao钱qián?”服务员fúwùyuán说shuō:“八十bāshí块kuài。”
Dad asked, "How much is it?" The waiter said, "Eighty yuan."
茶chá是shì不要bùyào钱qián的de / dì。我wǒ很hěn高兴gāoxìng。
The tea was free. I was very happy.

Words to notice

Meal (rice)
House (hall - establishment)
Cooked rice
Vegetable (dish)
Tea
Money
How much (how many)
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