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How do you order at a Taiwanese breakfast shop?

Expect to hear 內用還是外帶？ (nèiyòng háishi wàidài, "Eat in or take away?"), 飲料呢？ (yǐnliào ne, "And to drink?"). Useful things to say: 內用。 (nèiyòng, "Eat in") and 我要一個蛋餅。 (wǒ yào yí ge dànbǐng, "One egg crepe, please").

The whole conversation: The breakfast shop

Breakfast shops (早餐店) open at dawn. Egg crepes, toast and milk tea, ordered fast at the counter.

  1. You hear
    內用還是外帶？ nèiyòng háishi wàidài Eat in or take away?
  2. You say
    內用。 nèiyòng Eat in.
  3. You say
    我要一個蛋餅。 wǒ yào yí ge dànbǐng One egg crepe, please.
  4. You say
    加起司。 jiā qǐsī With cheese.
  5. You hear
    飲料呢？ yǐnliào ne And to drink?
  6. You say
    大冰奶。 dà bīng nǎi A large iced milk tea.

    Every breakfast shop sells 大冰奶, a big sweet iced milk tea. Ask for it by that name.

  7. You hear
    帥哥，好了喔！ shuàigē, hǎo le o Here you go, mate!

    Staff call any man 帥哥 and any woman 美女 (měinǚ). It is friendly, not flirting.

  8. You say
    多少錢？ duōshǎo qián How much?
  9. You hear
    七十五。 qīshíwǔ 75.
Is this what people really say here?

Questions about this scene

How do you order at a Taiwanese breakfast shop?

Expect to hear 內用還是外帶？ (nèiyòng háishi wàidài, "Eat in or take away?"), 飲料呢？ (yǐnliào ne, "And to drink?"). Useful things to say: 內用。 (nèiyòng, "Eat in") and 我要一個蛋餅。 (wǒ yào yí ge dànbǐng, "One egg crepe, please").

What does "內用還是外帶？" mean in Mandarin (Taiwan)?

It means "Eat in or take away?". It is pronounced nèiyòng háishi wàidài. A natural reply is 內用。 (nèiyòng), "Eat in".

What does "飲料呢？" mean in Mandarin (Taiwan)?

It means "And to drink?". It is pronounced yǐnliào ne. A natural reply is 大冰奶。 (dà bīng nǎi), "A large iced milk tea".