肉串 (Ròu chuàn) : skewers
面包 (Miànbāo) : bread
果汁 (Guǒzhī) : juice
可乐 (Kělè) : coke (soda)
薯片 (Shǔ piàn) : chips/crisps
薯条 (Shǔ tiáo) : french fries
汉堡包 (Hànbǎobāo) : burger
寿司 (Shòusī) : sushi
比萨 (Bǐsà) : pizza
汤 (Tāng) : soup
粥 (Zhōu) : porridge
饭 (Fàn) : rice (cooked) [米 (Mǐ) is uncooked rice]
炸鸡 (Zhá jī) : fried chicken
冰淇淋 (Bīngqílín) : ice cream
巧克力 (Qiǎokèlì) : chocolate
肉丸 (Ròu wán) : meatball
炸 (Zhà) means fried. It is placed before the name of the food that is fried. In english you say fried chicken, it is the same in Chinese (炸鸡）, you don't say chicken fried.
肉 (rou) means meat. There are different types of meat:
牛肉 (Niúròu) : beef
鸡肉 (Jīròu) : chicken
羊肉 (Yángròu) : lamb
鱼肉 (Yúròu) : fish
Of course when it comes to ordering food or drinks, you might want to adjust the taste of it.
甜 (Tián) : sweet
酸 (Suān) : sour
辣 (Là) : spicy
咸 (Xián) : salty
苦 (Kǔ) : bitter
糖 (Táng) : sugar
盐 (Yán) : salt
You can say...
- Less sugar
- 少糖
- Shǎo táng
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