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How to Say ‘And one more green vegetable dish.’ in Simplified Chinese

再要一个青菜。

zài yào yī gè qīng cài

[dzeye yaow ee guh ching tsaie]

💬 Usage Tip: 再 (zài) before 要 adds "one more" on top of what you've already ordered: 再要一碗米饭 "one more bowl of rice".

Phrase Breakdown

再要

zài yào

also want / add another

再 (zài) means 'again' or 'additionally', and 要 means 'want'. Use it to add more to an order.

Example

再要一瓶水。

One more bottle of water, please.

Words in this phrase

再

zài

[dzeye]

again; any more

Shows repetition or continuation, often in phrases like 'don't do it again.'

Example

这个球员再进一个就赢了。

If this player scores one more, they will win.

要

yào

[yaow]

want; need

Commonly used to say what you want to buy, order, or have.

Example

我要一瓶水。

I want a bottle of water.

一个青菜。

yī gè qīng cài

a green vegetable dish.

青菜 (qīngcài) means 'green vegetables'. 一个 becomes yí gè because of the tone change before a fourth tone.

Example

我想吃一个青菜。

I'd like a vegetable dish.

Words in this phrase

一

yī

[ee]

one; a

The number one; in some phrases it means 'a' or 'one whole'.

Example

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.

Example

一个大人和一个孩子。

One adult and one child.

青菜

qīng cài

[ching tsaie]

green vegetables

A simple vegetable dish commonly served in Chinese restaurants.

Example

这个套餐还有青菜。

This set meal also includes green vegetables.

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