HSK 3
HSK 3 · App lesson 6
15-25 min 6 words Official 2.1/2 8 sections

Call the server, ask for a menu, and say what you want to eat or drink.

New HSK Course 3, official lesson 2, part 1 of 2.

A friendly scene for ask for the menu
Vocabulary overview

First, see the whole set.

After leaving the airport, the group sits down for a meal. Begin with the menu and each person's first choice.

点(diǎn) 菜(cài)单(dān) 服(fú)务(wù)员(yuán) 想(xiǎng) 吃(chī) 喝(hē)
Vocabulary 01 / 06
01 A friendly illustration showing to order
点(diǎn)

to order; to choose

Model sentence
What to notice

In restaurants, 点 means to order food or drinks.

Try it

Use 点 before a food word, or repeat 什么 in 想…就… sentences.

Vocabulary 02 / 06
02 A friendly illustration showing menu
菜(cài)单(dān)

menu

Model sentence
What to notice

菜 is food or dishes; 单 is a list.

Try it

Pair it with 给: 给我们菜单.

Vocabulary 03 / 06
03 A friendly illustration showing waiter
服(fú)务(wù)员(yuán)

waiter; server

Model sentence
What to notice

A polite way to call restaurant staff.

Try it

Say 服务员 first when asking for the menu or ordering.

Vocabulary 04 / 06
04 A friendly illustration showing to want
想(xiǎng)

to want; to think

Model sentence
What to notice

Before a verb, 想 means want to do something.

Try it

Use 想 + verb: 想吃, 想喝, 想点.

Vocabulary 05 / 06
05 A friendly illustration showing to eat
吃(chī)

to eat

Model sentence
What to notice

Use 吃 for solid food and meals.

Try it

Ask 想吃什么 before ordering dishes.

Vocabulary 06 / 06
06 A friendly illustration showing to drink
喝(hē)

to drink

Model sentence
What to notice

Use 喝 for drinks, soup, tea, and water.

Try it

Switch 吃 to 喝 when the item is liquid.

Vocabulary match

Connect word, pinyin, and meaning.

Pick one item from each column. When all three belong together, they lock in as a match.

Word
    Pinyin
      Meaning
        Grammar

        One pattern holds the lesson together.

        Put 想 before the restaurant action: 想吃, 想喝, or 想点.

        1 Wanting an action with 想
        Grammar 01 / 01
        想 + verb

        Wanting an action with 想

        Place 想 before an action to say what you want to do. In a restaurant, the most useful combinations are 想吃, 想喝, and 想点.

        Writing drill

        Type your answer.

        Translate: Order whatever you want to eat.

        Use 点 before a food word, or repeat 什么 in 想…就… sentences.

        Writing drill 02 / 02

        Type your answer.

        Write the Chinese word for "to drink".

        Use 喝 for drinks, soup, tea, and water.

        Reading practice

        Continue in order when you can. You can also open any app lesson whenever it is useful.

        看(kàn)菜(cài)单(dān)

        Looking at the menu

        小(xiǎo)李(lǐ)：服(fú)务(wù)员(yuán)，请(qǐng)给(gěi)我(wǒ)们(men)菜(cài)单(dān)。

        马(mǎ)克(kè)：我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)吃(chī)北(běi)京(jīng)烤(kǎo)鸭(yā)。

        安(ān)娜(nà)：我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)喝(hē)茶(chá)。

        小(xiǎo)李(lǐ)：好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)们(men)现(xiàn)在(zài)点(diǎn)。

        Xiao Li: Server, please give us the menu.

        Mark: I want to eat Peking duck.

        Anna: I want to drink tea.

        Xiao Li: Good, we will order now.

        Reading check

        Did you follow the story?

        Choose the best answer for each question.

        Question 1: What does 小李 ask the server for?
        Question 01

        What does 小李 ask the server for?

        Question 2: What does Anna want to drink?
        Question 02

        What does Anna want to drink?

        Writing practice

        Write a full sentence.

        Ask the server to give your group the menu.

        Review

        Quick recall check.

        Type your answer in Chinese or English where it fits.

        Which new word means "to order"?

        Review 02 / 02

        Quick recall check.

        Type your answer in Chinese or English where it fits.

        Which new word means "to drink"?

        Lesson complete

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