点菜

Yanyan, 你知道，
Yanyan, nǐ zhīdào,
Yanyan, you know,

有时候我们去餐厅，
yǒu shíhou wǒmen qù cāntīng,
Sometimes when we go to a restaurant，

我们要点菜。
wǒmen yào diǎn cài.
We want to order.

对。
Duì.
Yes.

然后叫服务员：服务员！
Ránhòu jiào fúwùyuán: Fúwùyuán！
Then we call the waiter: “Waiter!”

他/她从那边看我们就这样。
Tā/tā cóng nà biān kàn wǒmen jiù zhèyàng.
He/she looks at us like this from across the room.

我说，服务员，点菜。
Wǒ shuō, fúwùyuán, diǎn cài.
I say: “Waiter! We want to order.

他/她这样。
Tā/tā zhèyàng.
He/she is like this.

为什么？
Wèishénme?
Why?

因为他们有一些服务员他们不能说英文，
Yīnwèi tāmen yǒu yìxiē fúwùyuán tāmen bù néng shuō Yīngwén,
Because some of the waiters can’t speak English,

他们就怕跟我们说话。
tāmen jiù pà gēn wǒmen shuōhuà.
They are afraid to talk with us.

对啊，所以我们说，
Duì a, suǒyǐ wǒmen shuō,
Yeah, so we say,

我们还没说话呀，
wǒmen hái méi shuōhuà ya,
We still have not said anything yet，

你不要听我（说）吗？
nǐ bú yào tīng wǒ（shuō）ma?
Don't you want to listen to me? .

我说我要点菜。
Wǒ shuō wǒ yào diǎn cài.
I say I want to order.

有时候我们要点菜。
Yǒu shíhou wǒmen yào diǎn cài.
Sometimes when we want to order.

比如我们说，我们要牛肉炒饭。
bǐrú wǒmen shuō, wǒmen yào niúròu chǎofàn.
For example, let’s say we want beef fried rice.

对。
Duì.
Yes.

然后他/她这样看我。
Ránhòu tā/tā zhèyàng kàn wǒ.
Then he/she looks at me like this.

牛肉炒饭。
Niúròu chǎofàn.
I want beef fried rice.

他/她还是这样。
Tā/tā hái shì zhèyàng.
He/she still is like this.

我说，你是中国人吗？
Wǒ shuō, nǐ shì Zhōngguó rén ma?
I say: “Are you Chinese?”

He/she is like…

我在说中文，你听得懂吗？
Wǒ zài shuō Zhōngwén, nǐ tīng de dǒng ma?
I'm speaking Chinese, do you understand?

他/她不想听。
Tā/tā bù xiǎng tīng.
He/she doesn’t want to listen.

对，因为他/她觉得你是外国人。
Duì, yīnwèi tā/tā juéde nǐ shì wàiguó rén.
Yes, because he/she thinks you are a foreigner.

对啊。
Duì a.
Yes.

所以他觉得，
Suǒyǐ tā juéde,
So he/she thinks,

哦，你应该说英文，不会说中文，对吧？
ò, nǐ yīnggāi shuō Yīngwén, bú huì shuō Zhōngwén, duì ba?
oh, you should speak English, you cann’t speak Chinese, right?

对，是的。
Duì, shì de.
Yes, correct.

太好笑了！
Tài hǎoxiào le!
It’s so funny!