Ordering Takeout for the Office
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A regular customer chats with the female owner of a family-run noodle shop about recent menu changes while placing a large takeout order for his coworkers.
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Lao ChenW
WeiL
哎呀，又是你！好久没见了，最近忙吧？
āiyā, yòu shì nǐ! hǎojiǔ méi jiàn le, zuìjìn máng ba?
Oh, it's you again! Haven't seen you in a while—busy lately, I bet?
W
是啊，公司最近老加班，我今天来给同事们打包午饭。
shì a, gōngsī zuìjìn lǎo jiābān, wǒ jīntiān lái gěi tóngshìmen dǎbāo wǔfàn.
Yeah, we've been working overtime a lot lately, so today I'm picking up lunch for my coworkers.
L
太好了！不过你可能发现了，我们菜单上加了几样新的。
tài hǎo le! búguò nǐ kěnéng fāxiàn le, wǒmen càidān shàng jiā le jǐ yàng xīn de.
Great! But you may have noticed we've added a few new items to the menu.
W
对，我看到了。以前的招牌牛肉面怎么没了？
duì, wǒ kàndào le. yǐqián de zhāopái niúròumiàn zěnme méi le?
Yeah, I saw. How come the signature beef noodles from before are gone?
L
唉，牛肉最近涨价太厉害，我们只好先停了，换成番茄鸡蛋面。
āi, niúròu zuìjìn zhǎngjià tài lìhai, wǒmen zhǐhǎo xiān tíng le, huànchéng fānqié jīdàn miàn.
Ugh, beef prices have gone up so much lately that we had to stop it for now and switched to tomato-and-egg noodles.
W
原来是这样，那新面味道怎么样？我那些同事嘴挺挑的。
yuánlái shì zhèyàng, nà xīn miàn wèidào zěnmeyàng? wǒ nàxiē tóngshì zuǐ tǐng tiāo de.
I see. So how does the new noodle taste? My coworkers are pretty picky.
L
放心吧，好多客人都说比以前的还好吃，酸酸甜甜的，特别开胃。
fàngxīn ba, hǎoduō kèrén dōu shuō bǐ yǐqián de hái hǎochī, suānsuān tiántián de, tèbié kāiwèi.
Don't worry, lots of customers say it's even tastier than before—sweet and sour, really appetizing.
W
那好，我要五碗番茄鸡蛋面，再来三碗炸酱面。
nà hǎo, wǒ yào wǔ wǎn fānqié jīdàn miàn, zài lái sān wǎn zhájiàngmiàn.
Great then—I'll take five bowls of tomato-and-egg noodles, plus three bowls of zhajiang noodles.
L
好嘞，一共八碗。要不要加个卤蛋或者青菜？现在做活动，买十送一。
hǎo lei, yígòng bā wǎn. yào bú yào jiā ge lúdàn huòzhě qīngcài? xiànzài zuò huódòng, mǎi shí sòng yī.
Got it, eight bowls total. Want to add a braised egg or some greens? We've got a promo now—buy ten, get one free.
W
那太划算了！那就凑够十份吧，多要两碗番茄鸡蛋面，再加八个卤蛋。
nà tài huásuàn le! nà jiù còu gòu shí fèn ba, duō yào liǎng wǎn fānqié jīdàn miàn, zài jiā bā ge lúdàn.
That's a great deal! Then let's make it ten to qualify—add two more tomato-and-egg noodles, plus eight braised eggs.
L
没问题，我多给你配点辣椒和蒜，保证你同事们爱吃。大概十分钟就好。
méi wèntí, wǒ duō gěi nǐ pèi diǎn làjiāo hé suàn, bǎozhèng nǐ tóngshìmen ài chī. dàgài shí fēnzhōng jiù hǎo.
No problem, I'll throw in some extra chili and garlic—your coworkers will love it, guaranteed. It'll be ready in about ten minutes.
W
太感谢了！我先扫码付款，一会儿过来取。
tài gǎnxiè le! wǒ xiān sǎomǎ fùkuǎn, yíhuìr guòlái qǔ.
Thanks so much! I'll scan the code to pay first and come back to pick it up in a bit.