我请客！My Treat!

New words

• 请客qǐngkè — to treat (to a meal)
• 服务员fúwùyuán — waiter, waitress
• 买单mǎidān — to pay the bill
• 除了chúle — except, besides
• 以外yǐwài — (除了…以外) besides
• 种zhǒng — kind, type

The story

大卫：今天我请客！大家想吃什么，就吃什么！Tonight's my treat! Everyone eat whatever you want!

安娜：大卫请客？太好了！我今天没吃午饭，还打了太极拳！David's treating? Great! I skipped lunch today, and I did tai chi too!

马克：大卫，你有工作了。但是……你有钱吗？David, you've got a job now. But... do you have money?

大卫：当然有！放心！Of course! Relax!

大卫：我一共有三十块。一个包子两块……够了！没问题！I've got thirty altogether. A bun is two kuai... that's enough! No problem!

服务员：你们好！我们这儿有很多种菜。Hello! We have lots of different dishes here.

服务员：注意，这种鱼很辣，那种不辣。这种是烤鸭，很有名。Careful, this kind of fish is spicy, that kind isn't. This is roast duck, it's famous.

大卫：包子呢？你们有包子吗？What about buns? Do you have buns?

Opening the lesson…