Listen to three conversations. The speakers will order food. Write down the items they have ordered. You can listen to the menu once before listening to the conversations.

Conversation 1

職員 zik1 jyun4
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職員 zik1 jyun4
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職員 zik1 jyun4
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職員 zik1 jyun4
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Conversation 2

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職員 zik1 jyun4
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職員 zik1 jyun4
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職員 zik1 jyun4
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職員 zik1 jyun4
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Conversation 3

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	A few moments later…
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職員 zik1 jyun4
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職員 zik1 jyun4
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職員 zik1 jyun4
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職員 zik1 jyun4
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職員 zik1 jyun4
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職員 zik1 jyun4
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職員 zik1 jyun4
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Transcripts with Translation

Conversation 1

職員 zik1 jyun4	叫咗嘢未呀？ giu3 zo2 je5 mei6 aa3? Have you ordered things yet?
A	未呀。 mei6 aa3. Not yet.
職員 zik1 jyun4	食乜嘢呀？ sik6 mat1 je5 aa3? What do you eat?
A	一個快餐，要雞扒同火腿，跟意粉吖唔該。 jat1 go3 faai3 caan1, jiu3 gai1 paa2 tung4 fo2 teoi2, gan1 ji3 fan2 aa1 m4 goi1. One Fast Set. I want chicken steak and ham, served with spaghetti, please.
職員 zik1 jyun4	要乜嘢汁呀？ jiu3 mat1 je5 zap1 aa3? What sauce do you want?
A	要洋蔥汁吖唔該。 jiu3 joeng4 cung1 zap1 aa1 m4 goi1. Onion Sauce, please.
職員 zik1 jyun4	飲乜嘢呀？ jam2 mat1 je5 aa3? What do you drink?
A	一杯凍鴛鴦多冰吖唔該。 jat1 bui1 dung3 jyun1 joeng1 do1 bing1 aa1 m4 goi1. One iced yuen yeung, with more ice, please.

Conversation 2

A	你叫得嘢未呀？ nei5 giu3 dak1 je5 mei6 aa3? Can you order things yet?
B	我叫得喇。 ngo5 giu3 dak1 laa3. I can order things already.
A	唔該落單吖。 m4 goi1 lok6 daan1 aa1. Please place an order. [= Please place an order for us.]
職員 zik1 jyun4	要乜嘢呀？ jiu3 mat1 je5 aa3? What do you want?
A	一個星洲炒米走蝦吖唔該。 jat1 go3 sing1 zau1 caau2 mai5 zau2 haa1 aa1 m4 goi1. One Singapore-Style Fried Rice Vermicelli without shrimp, please.
職員 zik1 jyun4	你呢？ nei5 ne1? How about you?
B	一個豆腐火腩飯少飯吖唔該。 jat1 go3 dau6 fu6 fo2 naam5 faan6 siu2 faan6 aa1 m4 goi1. One Tofu and Braised Pork Belly Rice with less rice, please.
職員 zik1 jyun4	湯要中湯定西湯呀？ tong1 jiu3 zung1 tong1 ding6 sai1 tong1 aa3? For the soup, do you want Chinese soup or Western soup?
A	一個中湯吖唔該。 jat1 go3 zung1 tong1 aa1 m4 goi1. One Chinese soup, please.
B	一個西湯吖唔該。 jat1 go3 sai1 tong1 aa1 m4 goi1. One Western soup, please.
職員 zik1 jyun4	嘢飲要乜嘢呀？ je5 jam2 jiu3 mat1 je5 aa3? For the drinks, what do you want?
A	一杯熱檸茶吖唔該。 jat1 bui1 jit6 ning2 caa4 aa1 m4 goi1. One hot lemon tea, please.
B	一杯凍啡少甜少冰吖唔該。 jat1 bui1 dung3 fe1 siu2 tim4 siu2 bing1 aa1 m4 goi1. One iced coffee with less sugar and less ice, please.

Conversation 3

A	你哋揀好未呀？ nei5 dei6 gaan2 hou2 mei6 aa3? Have you finished choosing yet?
B	我揀好喇。 ngo5 gaan2 hou2 laa3. I have already finished choosing.
C	等一陣，我仲未諗好呀。 dang2 jat1 zan6, ngo5 zung6 mei6 nam2 hou2 aa3. Wait a moment. I still haven’t finished thinking yet.
	A few moments later…
C	我都諗好喇。 ngo5 dou1 nam2 hou2 laa3. I have already finished thinking too.
A	唔該寫嘢吖。 m4 goi1 se2 je5 aa1. Please write things. [= Please take an order for us.]
職員 zik1 jyun4	食乜嘢呀？ sik6 mat1 je5 aa3? What do you eat?
A	一個下午茶餐，要一號餐吖唔該。 jat1 go3 haa6 ng5 caa4 caan1, jiu3 jat1 hou6 caan1 aa1 m4 goi1. One Afternoon Tea Set. I want Set Number 1, please.
職員 zik1 jyun4	炸雞髀配薯條定沙律呀？ zaa3 gai1 bei2 pui3 syu4 tiu2 ding6 saa1 leot2 aa3? For the fried chicken leg quarter, do you want it matched with French fries or salad?
A	配薯條吖唔該。 pui3 syu4 tiu2 aa1 m4 goi1. French fries, please.
職員 zik1 jyun4	你哋呢？ nei5 dei6 ne1? How about you?
B	都係下午茶餐，四號餐，要油占多吖唔該。 dou1 hai6 haa6 ng5 caa4 caan1, sei3 hou6 caan1, jiu3 jau4 zim1 do1 aa1 m4 goi1. One Afternoon Tea Set too. Set Number 4. I want Butter and Jam Toast, please.
C	我要一個常餐，要餐肉同五香肉丁，轉出前一丁，多士烘底吖唔該。 ngo5 jiu3 jat1 go3 soeng4 caan1, jiu3 caan1 juk6 tung4 ng5 hoeng1 juk6 ding1, zyun3 ceot1 cin4 jat1 ding1, do1 si2 hong3 dai2 aa1 m4 goi1. I want one All Day Set. I want luncheon meat and spiced pork cubes. Change to Demae Ramen. For the toast, toasted bread, please.
職員 zik1 jyun4	飲乜嘢呀？ jam2 mat1 je5 aa3? What do you drink?
A	一杯紅豆冰吖唔該。 jat1 bui1 hung4 dau2 bing1 aa1 m4 goi1. One red bean ice, please.
職員 zik1 jyun4	紅豆冰加五蚊喎。 hung4 dau2 bing1 gaa1 ng5 man1 wo3. For red bean ice, add $5.
A	OK呀。 ou1 kei1 aa3. Okay.
職員 zik1 jyun4	你哋呢？ nei5 dei6 ne1? How about you?
B	一杯呵瀝吖唔該。 jat1 bui1 ho1 lik1 aa1 m4 goi1. One cup of Horlicks, please.
職員 zik1 jyun4	呵瀝要熱定凍呀？ ho1 lik1 jiu3 jit6 ding6 dung3 aa3? For the Horlicks, do you want it hot or iced?
B	要凍吖唔該。 jiu3 dung3 aa1 m4 goi1. Iced, please.
C	有冇菜蜜呀？ jau5 mou5 coi3 mat6 aa3? Is there watercress with honey?
職員 zik1 jyun4	有呀。 jau5 aa3. Yes.
C	噉一杯凍菜蜜吖唔該。 gam2 jat1 bui1 dung3 coi3 mat6 aa1 m4 goi1. One cup of iced watercress with honey then, please.

Form a group of four. Make four conversations. In each conversation, one member will be the restaurant server, and the other members will be the guests. Play the role of the server in turn. The guests will draw a role card that specifies the requirements for their food and drink. Look at the menu from Activity 1 in this lesson and find suitable items.

Role Cards

Form a pair. Make two conversations. In each conversation, one of you will be the restaurant server, and one of you will be the guest. Swap your roles after the first conversation. The guest will order takeout. Look at the menu from Activity 1 in this lesson.

Form a circle. In turn, each of you will say a food or drink item found in cha chaan teng (with any special requirements you want to add!). Before saying your item, you need to repeat all the items mentioned already. If you make a mistake, you will be out of the game. The last person remaining will win.