How to Say ‘Two bowls, please.’ in Simplified Chinese
要两碗。
yào liǎng wǎn
[yaow lyahng wǎn]
💬 Usage Tip: 碗 (wǎn) "bowl" works as the counting word here, just like 个: number + 碗 + food, as in 一碗米饭 "a bowl of rice" or 两碗面 "two bowls of noodles".
Phrase Breakdown
要
yào
[yaow]
want; need
Commonly used to say what you want to buy, order, or have.
我要一瓶水。
I want a bottle of water.
两
liǎng
[lyahng]
two
The form 两 is used before measure words, as in 两个 meaning two of something.
我最近在比较两个工作机会。
I’ve recently been comparing two job opportunities.
碗
wǎn
[wǎn]
bowl
A round, deep dish or basin used for food or liquid.
她买了一个新的碗。
She bought a new bowl.
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