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These are expressions used in restaurants in Cantonese. Very useful when ordering from a menu in combination with our Cantonese Food list.
| Where is there a good restaurant?: 邊度有好嘅餐廳？ biān dù yǒu hǎo kǎi cāntīng? |
I'm vegetarian: 我係食齋嘅 Wǒ xì shí zhāi kǎi |
| What's the name of this dish?: 呢碟餸叫咩名？ ne dié sòng jiào miē míng? |
Waiter / waitress!: 伙記 Huǒ jì |
| May we have the check please?: 唔該埋單 wú gāi máidān |
It is very delicious!: 好好味 hǎohǎo wèi |
| What do you recommend?: 你建議食咩好？ nǐ jiànyì shí miē hǎo? |
The bill please!: 唔該埋單 Wú gāi máidān |
The following items can be found in restaurants as well as kitchens. Which means it would be useful to memorize them.
| Spicy: 辣 là |
Sweet: 甜 tián |
Salty: 鹹 xián |
Plate: 碟 dié |
| Fork: 叉 chā |
Knife: 刀 dāo |
Spoon: 匙羹 shi gēng |
Table: 枱 tái |
| Menu: 餐牌 cān pái |
Food: 食物 shíwù |
Dessert: 甜品 tiánpǐn |
Water: 水 shuǐ |
| A cup of: 一杯（一茶杯） yībēi (yī chábēi) |
A glass of: 一杯（一水杯） yībēi (yī shuǐbēi) |
Salad: 沙律 shā lǜ |
Soup: 湯 tāng |
| Bread: 麵包 miànbāo |
Black pepper: 黑椒 hēi jiāo |
Salt: 鹽 yán |
Tip: 貼士 tiē shì |
| Napkin: 餐巾 cānjīn |
Hopefully these expressions of restaurant in Cantonese can help you order off the menu or ask waiters items you might need. Check our menu above to select another topic or click the "Next" button to view the next lesson.
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