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🍸 En el bar y de copas en chino
Muévete con soltura por la noche y la cultura del cóctel.
🌐 Por ahora, el contenido del curso (significados, notas y explicaciones) está en inglés, tanto en estas páginas como en la app; la interfaz está en español.
“Joe here. Skip the tourist bars on the Bund; I know a place in the French Concession with no sign on the door. Let's get you a drink, and the words to order it.” — Joe, tu anfitrión en esta unidad
Practica esta unidad gratis ➔Palabras y frases clave en chino
| Chino | Significado |
|---|---|
| 啤酒píjiǔ | beer |
| 两liǎng | two (before a measure word) |
| 杯bēi | glass, cup (measure word) |
| 想xiǎng | to want to, feel like |
| 喝hē | to drink |
| 鸡尾酒jīwěijiǔ | cocktail |
| 红酒hóngjiǔ | red wine |
| 威士忌wēishìjì | whisky |
| 酒吧jiǔbā | bar |
| 要yào | to want; I'll have (ordering) |
| 帅哥shuàigē | handsome (guy); casual address for a young man |
| 再来一杯zài lái yì bēi | one more (drink) |
| 请你喝一杯qǐng nǐ hē yì bēi | to buy you a drink |
| 不客气bú kèqi | you're welcome (lit. don't be polite) |
| 那我不客气了nà wǒ bú kèqi le | then don't mind if I do |
| 这轮我请zhè lún wǒ qǐng | this round's on me |
| 请客qǐngkè | to treat, pick up the tab |
| 买单mǎidān | to pay the bill; the bill, please |
| 下次xià cì | next time |
| 喝一杯hē yì bēi | to have a drink |
| 谢谢xièxie | thanks |
| 下次你请我xià cì nǐ qǐng wǒ | next time it's your treat |
| 干杯gānbēi | cheers, bottoms up |
| 随意suíyì | as you like; drink at your own pace |
| 酒量jiǔliàng | alcohol tolerance |
| 敬你jìng nǐ | a toast to you |
| 喝醉hē zuì | to get drunk |
| 我干了，你随意wǒ gān le, nǐ suíyì | I'll down mine, you drink at your own pace |
| 为…干杯wèi … gānbēi | a toast to…, cheers to… |
| 不用búyòng | no need to |
| AA制AA zhì | splitting the bill, going Dutch |
| 吧ba | (suggestion particle) let's…, …okay? |
| 美女měinǚ | beautiful woman; casual address for a young woman |
| 麻烦máfan | could you… (polite request; lit. trouble) |
| 你还好吗？nǐ hái hǎo ma | are you okay? |
| 要不要…？yào bu yào | do you want to…? (offer) |
| 打车dǎchē | to take a taxi |
| 到家dào jiā | to get home |
| 消息xiāoxi | message, text |
| 慢点喝màn diǎn hē | drink slowly |
| 到家了给我发个消息dào jiā le gěi wǒ fā ge xiāoxi | text me when you get home |
| 白酒báijiǔ | baijiu, Chinese grain spirit |
| 敬酒jìngjiǔ | to go round toasting (at a banquet) |
| 抢着买单qiǎngzhe mǎidān | fighting to pay the bill |
| 我敬您一杯wǒ jìng nín yì bēi | a toast to you (respectful, to an elder or senior) |
Frases de ejemplo
What do you want to drink?
Hey handsome, one more!
Can I buy you a drink?
next time you treat me
To us!
Drink at your own pace, no need to down it.
Miss, the bill, please.
Text me when you get home.
Una conversación de esta unidad
Thursday night at the bar with no sign. Malèna has just taken the stool next to Joe and is looking around for a menu.
Joe: 第一次来？这里没有菜单。你想喝什么，跟调酒师说就行。First time here? There's no menu. Whatever you feel like drinking, just tell the bartender.
Malèna: 我不太喝酒。有没有不太烈的？I don't drink much. Is there anything not too strong?
Joe: 那来一杯鸡尾酒吧，不太烈的那种。我请你。Then have a cocktail, the not-too-strong kind. It's on me.
Malèna: 你请我？我们才认识五分钟。You're treating me? We've known each other for five minutes.
Malèna: 好吧。那……为五分钟干杯。All right. Then… to five minutes.
Notas culturales
A birthday dinner for Joe's friend in Shanghai. Everyone stands, glasses up, and shouts 干杯! Anya has a full glass of beer. What does 干杯 literally ask her to do?
Empty her glass.
In mainland China, 干杯 literally means "dry the glass". Among young friends it often just means cheers, but at a formal dinner someone may expect you to finish it. If you don't want to, say 随意 ("at my own pace"): it's polite, and nobody should push you after that.
Dilo como un local: 我酒量不好，我随意。 — I can't hold my drink. I'll just sip.
Same dinner. Joe's friend's father, a man in his sixties, raises his glass to Joe. As they clink, where should Joe hold his glass?
A little lower than the older man’s glass.
Across mainland China (and the wider Chinese-speaking world), you clink with the rim of your glass a little below an elder's or a boss's to show respect. Often both people keep lowering their glass, a polite little contest. Add 您, the respectful "you".
Dilo como un local: 叔叔，我敬您一杯！ — Uncle, a toast to you!
The dinner ends. Two of the friends grab for the bill at the same time, both talking loudly, and one hurries off to pay at the counter. What's going on?
A friendly ritual: fighting to pay shows generosity.
In mainland China, 抢着买单 ("fighting to pay") is a normal, warm ritual. People sneak off to the counter or scan the QR code first. Whoever loses usually treats next time. If someone is clearly the host, a short polite protest is enough: let them win.
Dilo como un local: 又抢着买单？那下次我请！ — Grabbing the bill again? Then next time's on me!
A friend's wedding banquet in Shanghai. The bride and groom go from table to table, glasses raised. They're two tables away. What should Joe and Anya do when the couple reaches their table?
Stand up, raise their glasses, and wish the couple well.
敬酒 is going round to toast people. At banquets in mainland China, the hosts toast each table in turn; guests stand, raise a glass and add a good wish. Tea or juice in your glass is fine. Red envelopes are usually handed over when you arrive, not during the toast.
Dilo como un local: 新郎新娘来敬酒了，快站起来！ — The bride and groom are coming round to toast us. Quick, stand up!
Anya asks a Shanghai bartender for "Chinese white wine", expecting a glass of Chardonnay. He pours a tiny glass of clear spirit that smells very strong. What is 白酒?
A strong spirit distilled from grain, often around 40–60% alcohol.
白酒 (baijiu) is mainland China's grain spirit, often made from sorghum, and much stronger than wine. It's drunk in small glasses, mostly at banquets and toasts. In a bar or with barbecue, 啤酒 (beer) is the easy everyday choice, and saying you'll stick to it is perfectly polite.
Dilo como un local: 白酒太烈了，我还是喝啤酒吧。 — Baijiu's too strong. I'll stick to beer.
Apréndelo bien
En la app, Joe te guía por esta unidad en lecciones cortas: opción múltiple, emparejar y construir frases con fichas, con audio, además de escenas de escucha, chats que reaccionan a tus respuestas, ejercicios de «Lee el ambiente», tarjetas culturales y un episodio de drama. Las palabras que aprendes vuelven en el repaso justo antes de que las olvides. Es gratis y no necesitas cuenta: tu progreso se queda en tu navegador.
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