Y5 T4 Shopping for food - Culture

What do you say when someone offers you something to eat/drink and you want to ACCEPT the offer

• 好，谢谢 hǎo, xiè xie
• 可以 kě yǐ
• 我十二岁 wǒ shí èr suì
• 对不起 duì bù qǐ
• 您好 nín hǎo

What do you say when someone offers you something to eat/drink and you want to REJECT the offer

• 不要， 谢谢 bú yào,xiè xie
• 不客气 bú kè qì
• 没关系 méi guān xi
• 对不起 duì bù qǐ
• 不客气 bù kě yǐ

When someone says: “哪里， 哪里“ (nǎ lǐ, nǎ lǐ)…

• It's the expression to show modest

• a person who is desperate for attention

• The person is searching for something

• The person points out: There, there!

• That one! That one!

A polite way to make an inquiry, you will start a sentence with…

• 请问 qǐng wèn
• 谢谢 xiè xie
• 你好 nǐ hǎo
• 好吃 hǎo chī
• 这里 zhè li3

Which greating would you use if want to greet very important people/customers

• 您好 nín hǎo
• 你好 nǐ hǎo
• 谢谢 xiè xie
• 对不起 duì bù qǐ
• 跟我说 gēn wǒ shuō

If you want to give compliments for someone's cooking, the easiest way is to say

• 好吃 hǎo chī
• 好喝 hǎo hē
• 你好 nǐ hǎo
• 好好 hǎo hǎo
• 好吗？Hǎo ma?

If you want to check if a dish you cooked is well received by others, you can asked:

• 好吃吗？Hǎo chī ma?
• 好喝吗？Hǎo hē ma?
• 好看吗？Hǎo kàn ma?
• 你好吗？Nǐ hǎo ma?
• 好听吗？Hǎo tīng ma?