| A | B |
| 饭馆儿 | restaurant |
| 好像 | to seem; to be like |
| 位子 | seat |
| 服务员 | waiter; attendant |
| 服务 | to serve; to provide service |
| 桌子 | table |
| 点菜 | to order food |
| 盘 | plate; dish |
| 饺子 | dumplings (with vegetable and/or meat filling) |
| 素 | vegetarian; made from vegetables |
| 家常 | home-style |
| 豆腐 | tofu; bean curd |
| 放 | to put; to place |
| 肉 | meat |
| 碗 | bowl |
| 酸辣汤 | hot and sour soup |
| 酸 | sour |
| 辣 | spicy; hot |
| 汤 | soup |
| 味精 | monosodium glutamate (MSG) |
| 盐 | salt |
| 白菜 | bok choy |
| 刚 | just |
| 卖完 | to be sold out |
| 完 | finished |
| 青菜 | green/leafy vegetable |
| 冰茶 | iced tea |
| 冰 | ice |
| 渴 | thirsty |
| 些 | (measure word for an indefinite amount); some |
| 够 | enough |
| 饿 | hungry |
| 上菜 | to serve food |
| 师傅 | master worker |
| 好吃 | delicious |
| 糖醋鱼 | fish in sweet and sour sauce |
| 糖 | sugar |
| 醋 | vinegar |
| 甜 | sweet |
| 酸 | sour |
| 极 | extremely |
| 红烧 | to braise in soy sauce |
| 牛肉 | beef |
| 牛 | cow; ox |
| 鱼 | fish |
| 凉拌 | (of food) cold "blended"; cold tossed |
| 黄瓜 | cucumber |
| 米饭 | cooked rice |
| 忘 | to forget |
| 带 | to bring; to take; to carry; to come with |
| 饭卡 | meal card |
| 错 | wrong |
| 清楚 | clear |
| 没关系 | it doesn't matter |
| 上海 | Shanghai |