Exercise 1
of 10
To type a special pinyin letter, simply type the vowel followed by the number of the tone.
For example, typing 'a1' will convert to 'ā' when typed.
Here you'll learn how to order dinner at a Chinese restaurant. You'll understand what the waitress might say as you seated in the restaurant. You'll learn how to ask order local favourites such as pork, Chinese cabbage, and roast duck in Mandarin Chinese!
When examining a menu in China, you may see that soup is normally served at the end of a meal rather than as a starter. Also fruits are the most common food served for dessert. Do not expect to see Western desserts such as ice cream and cakes on offer. You are also unlikely to see coffee and chocolates served at the end of a genuine Chinese meal.
About our Type Phrase Exercises
Learn Chinese phrases by practising listening to and typing Chinese full sentences that you hear.
The large amount of different sentences and questions that you can understand and create becomes evident
in this experience. Our Write Chinese Phrases exercises enable you to practice and learn Chinese online
without the need to purchase or install other software or attend offline practice sessions. You can quickly
learn Chinese free by attempting our first 10 free chapters including our various multimedia exercises.
Usability Tips
The below shortcuts allow you to use your keyboard in completing this exercise:
Press # (Key Down): Shows Answer
Press # (Key Up): Hides Answer
NOTE: Pressing the hint button or the '#' key will mean an incorrect answer for that exercise.