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🥟 Ordering Dim Sum like a Local
Get a table, order classics and ask for the bill.
Dialogue
Wa
Waiter
幾多位呀？
gei2 do1 wai2 aa3?How many people?
Yo
You
兩位，唔該。
loeng5 wai2, m4 goi1.Two, please.
Wa
Waiter
飲咩茶呀？
jam2 me1 caa4 aa3?What tea would you like?
Yo
You
普洱，再要一籠蝦餃。
pou2 lei2, zoi3 jiu3 jat1 lung4 haa1 gaau2.Pu'er, and a basket of shrimp dumplings.
Yo
You
唔該，埋單！
m4 goi1, maai4 daan1!Excuse me, the bill!
Vocabulary
位wai2(people) counter
茶caa4tea
普洱pou2 lei2pu'er tea
要jiu3to want
蝦餃haa1 gaau2shrimp dumpling
埋單maai4 daan1the bill
Quiz
1. The waiter asks 幾多位呀？ — they want to know…
2. To ask for the bill, say…
3. 蝦餃 is a…