Usages of cài
晚饭 我们 常常 吃 菜、 鱼 和 水果, 比如 苹果。Wǎnfàn wǒmen chángcháng chī cài, yú hé shuǐguǒ, bǐrú píngguǒ.
For dinner we often eat dishes, fish, and fruit, such as apples.
这 家 饭店 的 鱼 和 菜 都 很 新鲜。Zhè jiā fàndiàn de yú hé cài dōu hěn xīnxiān.
The fish and dishes in this restaurant are all very fresh.
这 家 饭店 的 菜 跟 超市 里 的 蔬菜 一样 新鲜。zhè jiā fàndiàn de cài gēn chāoshì lǐ de shūcài yíyàng xīnxiān.
The dishes in this restaurant are as fresh as the vegetables in the supermarket.
这 家 饭店 的 菜 很 好吃。zhè jiā fàndiàn de cài hěn hǎochī.
The dishes at this restaurant are delicious.
这 家 饭店 的 菜 太 好吃 了, 我 已经 很 饱 了, 但是 我 还 想 继续 吃下去。zhè jiā fàndiàn de cài tài hǎochī le, wǒ yǐjīng hěn bǎo le, dànshì wǒ hái xiǎng jìxù chīxiàqù.
The dishes in this restaurant are so delicious; I’m already very full, but I still want to keep eating.
今天 饭店 的 菜 不 太 甜, 也 不 太 咸。jīntiān fàndiàn de cài bù tài tián, yě bù tài xián.
The dishes in the restaurant today are not very sweet and not very salty.
她 从来 不 吃 很 辣 的 菜, 觉得 对 肚子 不 好。tā cónglái bù chī hěn là de cài, juéde duì dùzi bù hǎo.
She never eats very spicy food and feels it’s not good for her stomach.
这 家 食堂 虽然 不 大, 但是 菜 很 多, 也 不 贵, 一般 只 要 二十 块。Zhè jiā shítáng suīrán bú dà, dànshì cài hěn duō, yě bú guì, yìbān zhǐ yào èrshí kuài.
Although this cafeteria isn’t big, it has a lot of dishes and isn’t expensive; usually it only costs twenty yuan.
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