9. In the Restaurant & Talking About Preferences
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🎯 Goals
- Order food and drinks at a restaurant.
- Express likes and dislikes.
- Ask about ingredients and make polite requests.
- Practice polite phrases for customer interaction.
🍽️ Restaurant Vocabulary
| Persian | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| رستوران | resturân | restaurant |
| غذا | ghazâ | food |
| نوشیدنی | nushidani | beverage/drink |
| منو | meno | menu |
| گارسون | gârsun | waiter |
| حساب | hesâb | bill/check |
💬 Common Phrases in a Restaurant
| Persian | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| میشه منو رو بیارید؟ | mishe meno ro biyârid? | Can you bring the menu? |
| چی پیشنهاد می‌کنید؟ | chi pishnehâd mikonid? | What do you recommend? |
| من اینو می‌خوام | man ino mikhâm | I want this one |
| من گوشت نمی‌خورم | man gusht nemikhordam | I don’t eat meat |
| غذا گیاهیه؟ | ghazâ giyâhie? | Is the food vegetarian? |
| لطفاً یک لیوان آب | lotfan yek livân âb | A glass of water, please |
| حساب لطفاً | hesâb, lotfan | The bill, please |
❤️ Likes & Dislikes
| Persian | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| من ... دوست دارم | man ... dust dâram | I like ... |
| من ... دوست ندارم | man ... dust nadâram | I don’t like ... |
| خیلی خوشمزه‌ست | kheili khoshmazast | It’s very delicious |
| این غذا رو دوست ندارم | in ghazâ ro dust nadâram | I don’t like this food |
🗣️ Dialogue
👤 A:
سلام! منو لطفاً.
Salâm! Meno lotfan.
(Hi! The menu, please.)
👤 B:
بفرمایید. چی میل دارید؟
Befarmâid. Chi meil dârid?
(Here you go. What would you like?)
👤 A:
غذای گیاهی دارید؟
Ghazâye giyâhi dârid?
(Do you have vegetarian food?)
👤 B:
بله، سالاد و سوپ سبزیجات داریم.
Bale, sâlâd o sup-e sabzijât dârim.
(Yes, we have salad and vegetable soup.)
👤 A:
سالاد می‌خورم. لطفاً یک لیوان آب هم بیارید.
Sâlâd mikhoram. Lotfan yek livân âb ham biyârid.
(I’ll have a salad. Please bring a glass of water, too.)
👤 B:
چشم.
Chashm.
(Sure.)
📝 Vocabulary Review
| Persian | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| سالاد | sâlâd | salad |
| سوپ | sup | soup |
| سبزیجات | sabzijât | vegetables |
| گوشت | gusht | meat |
| ماهی | mâhi | fish |
| شیرینی | shirini | dessert/sweets |
🧪 Exercise
Translate into Persian:
- I like rice.
- I don’t eat meat.
- Can I have the bill, please?
- This food is delicious.
- I want soup and a glass of water.
Answers:
- من برنج دوست دارم. — Man berenj dust dâram.
- من گوشت نمی‌خورم. — Man gusht nemikhordam.
- حساب لطفاً. — Hesâb lotfan.
- این غذا خیلی خوشمزه‌ست. — In ghazâ kheili khoshmazast.
- من سوپ و یک لیوان آب می‌خوام. — Man sup o yek livân âb mikhâm.
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