xiaojiang216 Posted December 27, 2005 at 04:03 PM Report Posted December 27, 2005 at 04:03 PM 大家好！ Tomorrow night I am going to a cool Chinese restaurant called 蝴蝶. It's really cool! I've only gone there a few times... Whenever I go there they start talking to me in Chinese... And I was wondering how I would go about saying.... "May I have a table next to the fish tank?" There's a reallllllllllly cool fish tank there that is next to a few booths. One time I was sitting there eating my meal when I heard a girl in the kitchen... "去他妈的！" I was the only one that dropped my chopsticks and said, "啊?!?!?" Everyone else within hearing distance apparently did not speak Chinese... Anyway, thank you for your help and your patience! Quote
tumujerome Posted December 27, 2005 at 06:39 PM Report Posted December 27, 2005 at 06:39 PM "May I have a table next to the fish tank?" 我想要靠鱼缸的座位，行吗？ woxiangyao kaoyugang de zuowei, xingme? Or simply: 我想靠鱼缸坐，行吗？ wo xiang kaoyugang zuo, xingme? Quote
trevelyan Posted December 27, 2005 at 06:47 PM Report Posted December 27, 2005 at 06:47 PM [pop=I/wǒ]我[/pop][pop=wish to/xiǎng]想[/pop][pop=to sit/zuò]坐[/pop][pop=at/zài]在[/pop][pop=yours/nǐmen]你们[/pop][pop=fishtank/yúgāng]鱼缸[/pop][pop=/de]的[/pop][pop=side/pángbiānér]旁边儿[/pop] Its recommended drawling out that last erhuayin for extra authenticity. Quote
woliveri Posted December 27, 2005 at 09:13 PM Report Posted December 27, 2005 at 09:13 PM You could probably drop the "ni men" since it's understood they have a fish tank and the "de", like so: 我想坐在鱼缸旁边儿. 可以马？ Does this sound ok? Quote
Yuchi Posted December 27, 2005 at 10:08 PM Report Posted December 27, 2005 at 10:08 PM When they greet you near the door: 能不能座在鱼缸旁边? néng bù néng zuò zài yú gāng páng biān? Quote
tumujerome Posted December 28, 2005 at 03:19 AM Report Posted December 28, 2005 at 03:19 AM 能不能座在鱼缸旁边? should read 能不能坐在鱼缸旁边? 坐在座位上 Quote
xiaojiang216 Posted December 28, 2005 at 04:08 AM Author Report Posted December 28, 2005 at 04:08 AM 很感谢！ P.S.: Hey, tubujerome... Don't you mean "ma" instead of "me"? Just checking ;-) 敬祝安好! 再見啦~~~~~ Quote
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