Deciding on the Type of Cuisine for a Meal

1. 
你聽晚想食咩呀？
nei5ting1 maan5soeng2sik6me1aa3?
youtomorrow nightwant toeatwhatSP
What do you want to eat tomorrow night?
2. 
你聽晚有冇咩想食呀？
nei5ting1 maan5jau5mou5me1soeng2sik6aa3?
youtomorrow nighthavenot havewhatwant toeatSP
Do you have what you want to eat tomorrow night?
[= Is there anything that you want to eat tomorrow night?]
3. 
我哋聽晚食咩好呀？
ngo5 dei6ting1 maan5sik6me1hou2aa3?
wetomorrow nighteatwhatgoodSP
We eat what tomorrow night will be good?
[= What should we eat tomorrow night?]
4. 
我想打邊爐呀。
ngo5soeng2daa2 bin1 lou4aa3.
Iwant tohave hotpotSP
I want to have hotpot.
5. 
我好想打邊爐呀。
ngo5hou2soeng2daa2 bin1 lou4aa3.
Iverywant tohave hotpotSP
I want to have hotpot very much.
6. 
你想唔想打邊爐呀？
nei5soeng2m4soeng2daa2 bin1 lou4aa3?
youwant tonotwant tohave hotpotSP
Do you want to have hotpot?
7. 
我哋打邊爐好唔好呀？
ngo5 dei6daa2 bin1 lou4hou2m4hou2aa3?
wehave hotpotgoodnotgoodSP
Is having hotpot good?
[= What do you think about having hotspot?]
8. 
我哋打邊爐好冇呀？
ngo5 dei6daa2 bin1 lou4hou2 mou2aa3?
wehave hotpotgood not goodSP
Is having hotpot good?
[= What do you think about having hotspot?]
  • We can contract 好唔好 hou2 m4 hou2 to 好冇 hou2 mou2.
9. 
不如我哋打邊爐吖。
bat1 jyu4ngo5 dei6daa2 bin1 lou4aa1.
why notwehave hotpotSP
Why don’t we have hotpot?
10. 
你有冇興趣打邊爐呀？
nei5jau5mou5hing3 ceoi3daa2 bin1 lou4aa3?
youhavenot haveinteresthave hotpotSP
Do you have an interest in having hotpot?
[= Are you interested in having hotpot?]

Route A: Agree

11. 
好呀，我都想打邊爐呀。
hou2aa3,ngo5dou1soeng2daa2 bin1 lou4aa3.
goodSPItoowant tohave hotpotSP
Good. [= Sure.] I want to have hotpot too.
12. 
噉不如就打邊爐啦。
gam2bat1 jyu4zau6daa2 bin1 lou4laa1.
thenwhy not[determination]have hotpotSP
Why don’t we just choose having hotpot then?
13. 
好呀。
hou2aa3.
goodSP
Good. [= Sure.]

Route B: Disagree

14. 
我唔係好想打邊爐呀。
ngo5m4 hai6 hou2soeng2daa2 bin1 lou4aa3.
Inot verywant tohave hotpotSP
I don’t want to have hotpot very much.
15. 
噉你想食咩呀？
gam2nei5soeng2sik6me1aa3?
thenyouwant toeatwhatSP
What do you want to eat then?
16. 
噉你有冇咩想食呀？
gam2nei5jau5mou5me1soeng2sik6aa3?
thenyouhavenot havewhatwant toeatSP
Do you have what you want to eat then?
[= Is there anything that you want to eat then?]

We can use the expressions covered to continue the conversation and decide the type of cuisine for the meal.

We can ask about the other person’s preferences before making suggestions. For example, we can ask if he or she likes a type of cuisine:

17. 
你鍾唔鍾意食日本嘢㗎？
nei5zung1m4zung1 ji3sik6jat6 bun2je5gaa3?
youlikenotlikeeatJapanesethingSP
Do you like eating Japanese things?
[= Do you like eating Japanese cuisine or food?]
18. 
鍾意呀。
zung1 ji3aa3.
likeSP
Yes.
19. 
唔係好鍾意呀。
m4 hai6 hou2zung1 ji3aa3.
not verylikeSP
Not very much.

We can also ask if the other person eats spicy food:

20. 
你食唔食辣嘢㗎？
nei5sik6m4sik6laat6je5gaa3?
youeatnoteatspicythingSP
Do you eat spicy things?
21. 
食呀。
sik6aa3.
eatSP
Yes.
22. 
唔食呀。
m4sik6aa3.
noteatSP
No.
23. 
我勁鍾意食辣嘢嘅。
ngo5ging6zung1 ji3sik6laat6je5ge3.
IstronglylikeeatspicythingSP
I strongly like eating spicy things.
24. 
我唔係好鍾意食辣嘢嘅。
ngo5m4 hai6 hou2zung1 ji3sik6laat6je5ge3.
Inot verylikeeatspicythingSP
I don’t like eating spicy things very much.

We can also ask if the other person doesn’t eat certain foods.

25. 
你有冇嘢唔食㗎？
nei5jau5mou5je5m4sik6gaa3?
youhavenot havethingnoteatSP
Do you have what you don’t eat?
[= Is there anything that you don’t eat?]
26. 
冇呀。
mou5aa3.
not haveSP
No.
27. 
我唔食辣嘢嘅。
ngo5m4sik6laat6je5ge3.
InoteatspicythingSP
I don’t eat spicy things.
28.     
我唔食肉 / 豬肉 / 牛肉 / 海鮮嘅。
ngo5m4sik6juk6 / zyu1 juk6 / ngau4 juk6 / hoi2 sin1ge3.
Inoteatmeat / pork / beef / seafoodSP
I don’t eat meat / pork / beef / seafood.
29.   
我食齋 / 食素嘅。
ngo5sik6 zaai1 / sik6 sou3ge3.
Ibe on Buddhist diet / be on vegetarian dietSP
I am on a Buddhist vegetarian diet / a vegetarian diet.

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