Free learning resource · 104-page PDF

Feel more at ease ordering in Chinese.

Practice 100 useful restaurant and café sentences, from choosing a table and ordering to expressing a preference, handling a small problem, and paying.

  • Hanzi, pinyin & English
  • Real natural-speech pitch curves
  • Slow, natural & expressive practice
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Sample lesson page with a Chinese sentence, pinyin, English meaning, situation, intention, and pitch curve
100 useful sentences · 104 pages

A complete conversation, one useful line at a time.

Use the pack alongside the video: hear each sentence slowly, compare natural and expressive speech, follow the pitch curve, then say the line yourself. The 100 examples cover the full restaurant visit, from arriving and choosing to order through paying and leaving politely.