Learn Cantonese for Food Ordering 10 basic phrases you need to survive in HK Cafe 廣東話教學 茶餐廳點餐篇

Hi! Planning your trip to Hong Kong? Or you've been already staying here for work for a while? Here is a quick and useful introduction to ordering in cha chaan teng, which is probably one of the first things that comes to your mind speaking of Hong Kong food. Cha chaan teng, cha chaan teng. Its literal meaning, tea restaurant, also known as Hong Kong-style cafe. It serves Hong Kong-style western food at an affordable price. This is the place where you can see people from all walks of life gather for food. Well, you may have heard that some people find it intimidating to visit it, because of the fast-paced atmosphere, the staff there speak so loudly, seem to be impatient and most likely they don't speak English. So, let's learn 10 useful Cantonese phrases or sentences for our next visit there. After taking a seat, I guess the first thing you want to do is to ask whether they have an English menu. 唔該有冇英文餐牌呀? 唔該有冇英文餐牌呀? For your information, the last word, ah, is a rather complicated concept in Cantonese. It is for tone-setting and even changing the meaning of a sentence. In this scenario, ah makes it a gentle request. And for that question, the answer is likely no. That's why I'm going to recommend some well-liked food and drinks that you can order in every cha chaan tian. 焗豬扒飯 焗豬扒飯 Baked pork chopped rice. A classic dish with cheese melted on top. People are so in love with it. 奶茶 奶茶 Milk tea. A drink made from black tea and milk. You can choose either hot or cold, of course. 熱奶茶 熱奶茶 Hot milk tea. 凍奶茶 凍奶茶 Cold milk tea. For the cold one, you can even decide the level of sweetness and the amount of ice added. For example, if you prefer a slightly sweet and cold drink, you can say 凍奶茶 小甜小冰 小甜 小冰 Cold milk tea with less sweetness and less ice. 西多士 西多士 Hong Kong style French toast. A toast with peanut butter, served together with butter and drizzled with syrup. People usually have it for afternoon tea. 紅豆冰 紅豆冰 Red bean ice. A classic Hong Kong dessert drink made with red bean and evaporated milk. It's my favourite during summer. Once you've made up your mind, you can raise your hands and say 唔該寫嘢 寫嘢 Excuse me, I would like to place an order. It's literal meaning, write stuff. Because the staff typically have your orders written down on small paper. I hope you will enjoy the food and it will make you say 好味 delicious with a thumbs up. 好味 You can add one more 好 to emphasize how good the food is. 好好味 Very delicious. Again, you can raise your hands and say 唔該埋單 埋單 Excuse me, check please. If you're with your local friend, which means you don't need the phrases that I just talked about. But still, you can impress your friend by saying 你撐我嘅 Or 我請你 They both means, it's on me, my treat. They all sound easy, right? So if you put what you've learned together, the conversation would go like this. 唔該有冇英文餐牌呀? 唔該寫嘢 我要焗豬扒飯,西多士,紅豆冰同埋凍奶茶小甜小冰 嗯,好味,好好味 唔該埋單 呢餐我嘅 我請你 That's it for now. I hope this can help you prepare for an exciting visit to Cha Chaan Teng. If you like this series, please give this video a thumbs up. Let me know in the comment if you have used these phrases and how was it like. Thank you for watching. 多謝收睇 And I will see you next time. Bye-bye.