F2F Class Notes (Nick)
Next Class Focus
Continue talking about restaurant, food, and shopping vocabulary and phrases.
Homework
Write a restaurant dialogue, like you were there!
Vocabulary
Plant vs. Planet – something that grows outside; a large rock in space, like the Earth, usually going around a star
e.g. I love going to the park to see the plants.
e.g. We can only live on one planet, so far.
Herb – a plant used for medicine, to give flavor to other foods, or because it smells nice
Vegetable – a plant you eat directly
e.g.
Carrot - 胡萝卜
Tomato - 西红柿
Broccoli - 西兰花
Grain – a plant where you eat the seeds, often in porridge 粥 or bread,粮食
Recipe – directions for cooking something
e.g. If you follow my Grandma’s recipe, it will surely be tasty!
Beet – 甜菜
I turn as red as a beet – to be very embarassed
e.g. I accidentally dropped some juice on my friend, and I turned as red as a beet!
Appetizer – something light, small, which we say is supposed to make you hungry; something that tastes good so that you want more
e.g. I would like the House Salad as my appetizer. (the “house” salad is made from a recipe the restaurant wrote themselves)
Utensil – an eating or cooking tool; bowls, plates, chopsticks, forks, knives, spoons . . .
Restaurant phrases:
For how many? For [number]
Right this way! (follow me)
Please, take a seat.
DON’T use “come,” or “give me,” and sometimes even “I want” can be rude. Instead:
I would like . . . – when the waiter asks what you want
Could I get . . . – when the waiter asks, or to get their attention
Please/Could you bring me . . . – usually to add something extra, like salt, another fork, an extra napkin, etc.
— All three of these work for food, for drinks, for utensils.
To pay:
May I have the bill, (please)?
Could you bring me the bill?
Could I get the bill?
— But, in the US they usually bring it at the end.
Tips! In the US, a 15-20% tip is common (in fact, required).
Pronunciation
Recipe – re – si – pee
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