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How to Say ‘One more bowl of rice, please.’ in Simplified Chinese

请再来一碗米饭。

qǐng zài lái yī wǎn mǐ fàn

[cheeng dzeye lye ee wahn mee-fahn]

💬 Usage Tip: [再来] means "have another" or "bring one more," not just "come again." You can swap the item: [请再来一瓶水], [请再来一份米饭].

Phrase Breakdown

qǐng

[cheeng]

please

A polite word used when requesting service.

Example

请再来一碗米饭。

Please bring another bowl of rice.

再来

zài lái

bring another / have another

Means “another one” or “one more.”

Example

再来一杯。

One more cup.

Words in this phrase

zài

[dzeye]

again; another

Used to say one more time or one more of something.

Example

请再给我一双筷子。

Please give me another pair of chopsticks.

lái

[lye]

come; bring

In restaurant requests, it often means to bring something over.

Example

请再来一瓶水。

Please bring another bottle of water.

一碗

yī wǎn

one bowl

Measure word for bowl-shaped servings.

Example

一碗面。

A bowl of noodles.

Words in this phrase

[ee]

one

The number one, used before measure words.

Example

再来一碗米饭。

Bring one more bowl of rice.

wǎn

[wahn]

bowl

A measure word for bowls of food such as rice or soup.

Example

我要一碗米饭。

I want a bowl of rice.

米饭

mǐ fàn

[mee-fahn]

cooked rice

Steamed rice served as a staple food.

Example

请再来一碗米饭。

Please bring another bowl of rice.

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