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🕯️ 中国語で「ロマンチックなディナーデート」
二人きりのディナーで、会話を魅力的で色っぽく保つ。
🌐 画面は日本語ですが、このページとアプリのコース内容（意味、解説、注釈）は現在英語で説明されています。
“Good evening. I've booked a quiet table on the Bund, and for once I've left my phone in my pocket. Let me teach you how to make a dinner for two last all night.” — このユニットの案内役、Edward
このユニットを無料で練習する ➔覚えておきたい中国語の単語とフレーズ
| 中国語 | 意味 |
|---|---|
| 不好意思bù hǎoyìsi | sorry, excuse me (light apology) |
| 来晚了lái wǎn le | to be late (arrived late) |
| 订dìng | to book, reserve |
| 靠窗的位子kào chuāng de wèizi | a table by the window |
| 餐厅cāntīng | restaurant |
| 烛光zhúguāng | candlelight |
| 预订yùdìng | reservation; to reserve |
| 菜单càidān | menu |
| 服务员fúwùyuán | waiter, waitress |
| 今天jīntiān | today |
| 夜景yèjǐng | night view |
| 好吃hǎochī | delicious |
| 氛围fēnwéi | atmosphere, vibe |
| 浪漫làngmàn | romantic |
| 甜点tiándiǎn | dessert |
| 很会…hěn huì | really good at (doing)… |
| 地方dìfang | place |
| 说shuō | to say, tell, talk |
| 自己zìjǐ | oneself |
| 说说你自己吧shuōshuo nǐ zìjǐ ba | tell me about yourself |
| 故事gùshi | story |
| 工作gōngzuò | work, job |
| 旅行lǚxíng | travel |
| 梦想mèngxiǎng | dream |
| 秘密mìmì | secret |
| 很少hěn shǎo | rarely |
| 跟gēn | with; to (someone) |
| 聊天liáotiān | to chat |
| 舒服shūfu | comfortable, at ease |
| 有点yǒudiǎn | a bit (before a negative adjective) |
| 紧张jǐnzhāng | nervous |
| 我来…wǒ lái | let me (do it) |
| 小费xiǎofèi | tip |
| 走zǒu | to leave, go; to walk |
| 还不想…hái bù xiǎng | don't want to … yet |
| 送sòng | to see (someone) off, take them (somewhere) |
| 回家huí jiā | to go home |
| 送你回家sòng nǐ huí jiā | to see you home |
| 忌口jìkǒu | food someone avoids, dietary restrictions |
| 关机guānjī | to switch off (a phone) |
| 分着吃fēnzhe chī | to share (the dishes) |
| 倒茶dào chá | to pour tea |
| 鱼yú | fish |
例文
I booked a table by the window.
The night view here is really beautiful.
This dish is really delicious.
you really know how to pick a place
I rarely tell anyone this.
You're really easy to talk to.
Next time, it's your treat.
I don't want to leave yet.
このユニットの会話
The day before the dinner. After work, Edward stops by Joe's no-sign bar in the French Concession for advice.
Edward: 乔，明天晚上我请一个朋友吃饭。外滩哪家餐厅好？Joe, tomorrow night I'm taking a friend to dinner. Which restaurant on the Bund is good?
Joe: 一个“朋友”？哈哈。订一家安静的，要靠窗的位子。A "friend"? Haha. Book somewhere quiet, and get a table by the window.
Edward: 好。还有呢？OK. What else?
Joe: 点菜以前，先问问她有没有忌口。Before you order, ask her if there's anything she doesn't eat.
Edward: 忌口？Things she doesn't eat?
Joe: 就是不吃什么：辣的、海鲜……别替她决定。What she won't eat: spicy food, seafood… Don't decide for her.
Joe: 还有，吃饭的时候，手机关机。And during dinner: phone off.
Edward: 关机？可是我的工作……Off? But my work…
Joe: 就一个晚上。你可以的。Just one evening. You can do it.
文化のヒント
The dishes arrive: fish, greens, tofu, a soup, all set in the middle of the table. Edward starts to pull one plate towards himself. How are dishes usually eaten at a Chinese dinner?
Dishes are shared: everyone takes a little at a time from the plates in the middle.
Across mainland China, Shanghai included, a meal is ordered for the table and shared family style: the dishes stay in the middle (on a turntable at bigger tables) and everyone takes a little at a time. Many restaurants now also put out serving chopsticks (公筷) for taking food from the shared plates. Pulling a dish over to your side looks like you are keeping it for yourself.
ネイティブらしく言うなら： 我们多点几个菜，一起分着吃。 — Let's order a few more dishes and share them.
Edward invited Malèna. The waiter hands them both a menu, and Malèna slides hers back across the table to him. Who usually orders at a Chinese dinner?
The host, for the whole table, after asking what the guests avoid.
In mainland China whoever invites usually orders for everyone, and usually pays. A good host first asks about 忌口 (food someone avoids: spicy dishes, seafood, pork, coriander…) and then balances the order: meat and vegetables, something mild, often a soup. Guests often answer 随便 ("anything is fine"), but asking still matters.
ネイティブらしく言うなら： 你有什么忌口吗？ — Is there anything you don't eat?
Malèna is in the middle of a story when Edward refills her teacup. Without stopping, she taps two bent fingers on the tablecloth. What does the tap mean?
"Thank you", without interrupting the conversation.
Tapping the table with two (or a few) fingers while someone pours your tea is a silent thank-you. It's most at home in southern China (Guangdong, Hong Kong) but widely understood elsewhere, Shanghai included. The usual story credits a Qing emperor travelling in disguise, whose servants tapped their fingers instead of kneeling. Pour for others before yourself.
ネイティブらしく言うなら： 我给你倒茶。 — Let me pour you some tea.
A whole steamed fish. Edward has finished the top side and reaches over to turn it. Why does Malèna gently stop him?
Along the coast, turning a fish over is said to bring bad luck, like a boat capsizing.
In fishing communities along China's coast, and in many families elsewhere, people avoid flipping a whole fish: 翻 (to turn over) is also what a boat does when it capsizes (翻船). Instead you lift the backbone away and eat the lower half from underneath. Plenty of people don't mind at all, but on a date it's an easy courtesy.
ネイティブらしく言うなら： 鱼别翻，把骨头拿掉就好。 — Don't turn the fish over: just lift the bone out.
The bill. Edward reaches for it, and Malèna takes out her phone: she would like to split it. How do people usually handle the bill on a date in China?
Either way: one person treats (often whoever invited), or they go AA and each pay their share.
AA制 means everyone pays their own share, and it's common among friends and colleagues, especially in big cities like Shanghai, where splitting by phone takes seconds. On dates many people still expect whoever invited to treat (请客), with the other treating next time; others prefer AA from the start. A polite tussle over the bill is normal, but if she really wants AA, taking her at her word is respectful.
ネイティブらしく言うなら： 我们AA制吧。 — Let's split it.
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