Essential Dim Sum Phrases

sān ga bō yàhn

Singaporean

sāi bāan ngàh yàhn

Spanish

seuih dín yàhn

Swedish

taai yàhn

Thai

tòih wāan yàhn

Taiwanese

Mandarin: 台灣人 (tái wān rén)

yuht nàahm yàhn

Vietnamese

wū hāk làahn yàhn

Ukrainian

Néih séung sihk māt yéh ā?

What would you like to eat?

Mandarin: 你想吃什麼? (Nǐ xiǎng chī shénme?)

Ngóh séung sihk...

I would like to eat...

Mandarin: 我想吃... (Wǒ xiǎng chī...)

ngóh séung yiu choi dāan

I'd like a menu.

Ngóh sihk sou

I'm a vegetarian

Mandarin: 我吃素 (Wǒ chī sù)

Néih yáuh tēui jin ma

Do you have a recommendation?

Mandarin: 您有什么薦荐的嗎 (Nín yǒu shé me tuījiàn de ma)

máaih yāt jahng yāt

Buy one get one free.

Néih séung yám māt yéh ā

What would you like to drink?

Mandarin: 你想喝什么 (Nǐ xiǎng hē shénme)

ngóh séung yiu yāt būi ga fē

I'd like a cup of coffee.

ngóh séung yiu yāt būi séui

I'd like a cup (or glass) of water.

ngóh séung yiu yāt būi bīng séui

I'd like a cup (or glass) of ice water.

ngóh séung yiu yāt būi hó lohk

I'd like a cup (or glass) of cola.

ngóh séung yiu yāt būi baak sih

I'd like a cup (or glass) of Pepsi.

Mandarin: 我想要一杯百事可樂 (Wǒ xiǎng yào yī bēi bǎi shì kě lè)

ngóh séung yiu yāt būi hùhng jáu

I'd like a cup (or glass) of red wine.