How to Say ‘I'll have a stir-fried greens, then.’ in Simplified Chinese
来一个炒青菜吧。
lái yī gè chǎo qīng cài ba
[lái ee guh chǎo ching tsaie bah]
💬 Usage Tip: 吧 (ba) at the end makes it sound like a relaxed decision after thinking it over, like "then" or "let's". Try 来一个米饭吧 for "I'll have rice, then."
Phrase Breakdown
来一个
lái yī gè
give me one / let's have one
When ordering, 来 (lái) means 'bring' or 'I'll have'. 一 changes to yí before 个 (ge).
来一个汤。
I'll have a soup.
Words in this phrase
来
lái
[lái]
to have; to bring (when ordering)
Used colloquially when ordering food or drinks, meaning 'give me'.
来一碗面条。
A bowl of noodles, please.
一
yī
[ee]
one; a
The number one; in some phrases it means 'a' or 'one whole'.
我们一家来吃晚饭。
Our whole family came for dinner.
个
gè
[guh]
general measure word
A very common measure word used with many nouns, including people in simple counting.
一个大人和一个孩子。
One adult and one child.
炒青菜吧。
chǎo qīng cài ba
stir-fried greens, then
炒 (chǎo) means 'stir-fry'. 吧 (ba) makes the request soft, like a suggestion.
我们吃炒青菜吧。
Let's eat stir-fried greens.
Words in this phrase
炒
chǎo
[chǎo]
stir-fried
To cook quickly in a hot wok with oil; used before a dish name.
我想吃炒面。
I want to eat fried noodles.
青菜
qīng cài
[ching tsaie]
green vegetables
A simple vegetable dish commonly served in Chinese restaurants.
这个套餐还有青菜。
This set meal also includes green vegetables.
吧
ba
[bah]
let's; suggestion particle
Softens the sentence and turns it into a friendly suggestion.
我们一起等比赛吧。
Let's wait for the match together.
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