广州 · Guangzhou

Food

• 两位，早茶。liǎng wèi， zǎo chá。Two people, morning tea.Say it at the door. 位 is the polite measure for people.
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• 来一笼虾饺。lái yì lóng xiā jiǎo。A basket of shrimp dumplings.一笼 is one steamer. A small plate is 一碟.
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• 这个叫什么？zhège jiào shén me？What is this called?Point at one dish on the cart, not the whole trolley.
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• 我吃素。wǒ chī sù。I eat vegetarian food.Say it before they write the order.
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Scenery

• 珠江夜游怎么买票？zhū jiāng yè yóu zěn me mǎi piào？How do I buy a Pearl River night-cruise ticket?夜游 is the evening boat, not the daytime ferry.
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• 陈家祠怎么走？chén jiā cí zěn me zǒu？How do I get to the Chen Clan Ancestral Hall?陈家祠 is the hall's common name.
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• 坐地铁到北京路。zuò dìtiě dào běi jīng lù。Take the metro to Beijing Road.北京路 is a pedestrian street in Guangzhou, not a road in Beijing.
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• 请在这儿下车。qǐng zài zhèr xià chē。Please let me off here.For a taxi or a bus. Say it a block early.
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Culture

• 请说普通话。qǐng shuō pǔ tōng huà。Please speak Mandarin.Cantonese is not Mandarin. This line is enough.
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• 这个点心叫什么？zhège diǎn xīn jiào shén me？What is this dim sum called?点心 is the food. Ask for the name, then repeat it once.
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• 可以打包吗？kě yǐ dǎ bāo ma？Can I pack this to go?打包 works here as it does in Beijing.
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• 结账。jié zhàng。The check, please.买单 is also heard. 结账 is clear in a teahouse.
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• The basket

  Order dim sum by the steamer, 一笼, or the small plate, 一碟. You do not have to take everything on the cart.

• The morning

  早茶 is tea plus dim sum, and it can run long. 两位，早茶 tells them the table size.

• The language

  If the room is speaking Cantonese, 请说普通话 asks for Mandarin. You are not expected to answer in Cantonese.

One day

A day and a taste. Four lines to say, morning through evening. It is not a booking and not a ticket time.

A shop sign

Optional. A photo of a sign comes back as one phrase to say next. The photo is not stored. If the characters don't come back, the page does not invent a shop.