World cuisines in Chinese 外国菜
wàiguó cài
Specific cuisines beyond China. 15 essential world cuisines words in Mandarin Chinese, with pinyin and English. Open it in the app to hear each word, tick off the ones you know and turn them into flashcards.
| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 外国菜 | wài guó cài | foreign food |
| 西餐 | xī cān | Western food |
| 日本料理 | Rì běn liào lǐ | Japanese food |
| 韩国料理 | Hán guó liào lǐ | Korean food |
| 意大利面 | yì dà lì miàn | pasta |
| 比萨饼 | bǐ sà bǐng | pizza |
| 汉堡 | hàn bǎo | hamburger |
| 薯条 | shǔ tiáo | chips; fries |
| 咖喱 | gā lí | curry |
| 寿司 | shòu sī | sushi |
| 牛排 | niú pái | steak |
| 沙拉 | shā lā | salad |
| 三明治 | sān míng zhì | sandwich |
| 快餐 | kuài cān | fast food |
| 清真 | qīng zhēn | halal |
Example sentences
- 你吃得惯外国菜吗？Are you used to foreign food?
- 我们今晚去吃西餐吧。Let's have Western food tonight.
- 这家日本料理店很贵。This Japanese restaurant is very expensive.
- 她特别喜欢韩国料理。She especially likes Korean food.
- 我会做意大利面。I can make pasta.
- 我们点个比萨饼吧。Let's order a pizza.
- 他午饭吃了一个汉堡。He had a hamburger for lunch.
- 这份薯条太咸了。These chips are too salty.
- 这个咖喱不太辣。This curry isn't very spicy.
- 这是我第一次吃寿司。It's my first time eating sushi.
- 你的牛排要几分熟？How would you like your steak cooked?
- 我晚饭只吃了一份沙拉。I only had a salad for dinner.
- 我带了三明治当午饭。I brought a sandwich for lunch.
- 快餐方便，但是不太健康。Fast food is convenient but not very healthy.
- 附近有清真餐厅吗？Is there a halal restaurant nearby?
Practise speaking
Ready to use these words? The World cuisines speaking island has 8 everyday questions about world cuisines to prepare your own answers to.