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  Requesting a Fork
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 ID: 0397 Newbie
 
“They’re hanging in there with the chopsticks, aren’t they?” –Jerry Seinfeld
Should you be the one that finally caves and simply has to ask for a fork, this one’s for you… quitter.  In this podcast, learn to request cutlery in Mandarin Chinese.
 
          Mon Jan 15 2007 | Jenny,  Ken
        
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  | SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 服务员 | fúwùyuán | waiter | |
| 有 | yǒu | to have | |
| 叉子 | chāzi | fork | |
| 还 | hái | also | 
服务员,有叉子吗? 
 fúwùyuán , yǒu chāzi ma ?
 Waiter, do you have any forks?
有。 
 yǒu 。
 Yes.
谢谢。我们还要刀和勺子。 
 xièxie 。 wǒmen hái yào dāo hé sháozi 。
 Thank you. We also need knives and spoons.
好的。 
 hǎo de 。
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