Vanessa: Hi, I'm Vanessa from SpeakEnglishWithVanessa.com.
Are you ready to speak with me?
Let's do it.
Vanessa: Hey, what's your feeling for dinner tonight?
You want to grab something to go, or you want to eat out?
Huh?
If I asked you this, would you know how to respond, or would your heart start beating
quickly and you think, "What do I say?"
Well, never fear.
In today's lesson, we're going to talk about some common questions that are often asked
in conversations about restaurants or eating out, deciding what you want to eat, and also
some common responses to this so that you can feel confident in your next interactions.
Vanessa: At the end of this lesson, you'll have a chance
to speak with me and practice what you've learned.
So make sure to listen carefully.
Let's start with some common questions for talking about eating out in restaurants.
Since the pandemic began, a lot of restaurants have changed their service model.
These questions will cover eating in a restaurant, but also ordering food to go.
I hope that these will help you in any situation that you're in.
Let's start with our first question.
Do you want to eat?
Out this phrasal verb "to eat out" means at a restaurant.
Vanessa: We don't often say, "Do you want to go to
a restaurant?
Do you want to eat at a restaurant?"
We just say "eat out."
Do you want to eat out?
But we often reduce this question to sound a little more comfortable and casual.
Ya want to eat out?
Ya is you.
You want to eat out?
Ya want to eat out?
We've dropped the question word completely do.
Just ya, ya.
And then we have reduced want to to become wanna.
This is a common reduction in English.
Can you say this question with me?
Ya want to eat out?
Ya want to eat out?
Or we could cut off that first word ya completely and just say, "Wanna eat out?"
Vanessa: Ask it with me.
Wanna eat out?
Great.
Then you might ask, where do you want to go?
Where do you want to go?
But do you think we say it clearly like this?
Unfortunately not.
Instead, you could say, "Where ya wanna go?"
Where ya wanna go?
This is a similar reduction to our first question.
You becomes ya and want to becomes wanna.
Where ya wanna go?
Where ya wanna go?
Where ya wanna go?
Should we order pick up?
Should we order pickup?
I want to let you know that in the US there are a lot of terms that are used for this
idea that you're not eating in the restaurant.
Vanessa: You're ordering food, but then you get the
food and you take it somewhere else.
Maybe you take it back home or you take it to a park.
We could use a couple of different phrases, and it's just your personal preference.
For me, I say pick up.
Do you want to order pick up?
Do you want to get pick up?
But you could also say, should we order take out?
Should we order carry out?
Should we order take-away?
So a lot of different phrases and you are going to hear these all around the US.
It's just your choice what you'd like to use.
Vanessa: Another fun question to ask what someone would
like to eat is, what are you in the mood for?
What are you in the mood for?
Don't deny it.
Sometimes in your heart you're just in the mood for comfort food.
Something that's heavy and rich and reminds you of a cozy, warm time in your childhood.
Maybe it's not very healthy, but you're in the mood for comfort food, or maybe you're
in the mood for something light.
You want a salad or sushi.
Something light.
This idea of what are you feeling like you want to eat, but we often reduce this question.
And instead of saying, "What are you in the mood for?"
Vanessa: We might say, "Whatcha in the mood for?"
Whatcha, whatcha is what are you, whatcha in the mood for?
Here, the word you has been reduced to cha, cha.
This is extremely common in spoken English that the word you gets changed up in a lot
of ways.
We already talked about one of those, ya, and this is another, cha.
Whatcha in the mood for?
Whatcha in the mood for?
Or we could reduce this even further, wha'ya in the mood for?
Wha'ya in the mood for?
This is extremely reduced, but notice what's happening.
What are you in the mood for?
The word R is gone and the word you has been reduced to ya.
Vanessa: So when we linked together what and you, it's
super fast.
Wha'ya in the mood for?
Wha'ya in the mood for?
You don't want to say this reduction slowly, wha'ya in the mood for?
No.
We can say it like that to practice for this lesson.
But when this is in daily conversation, it's really fast.
That's the purpose of a reduction.
Do you think you could say this with me really fast?
Wha'ya in the mood for?
Wha'ya in the mood for?
Wha'ya in the mood for?
Great.
All right.
Let's talk about some common answers to these questions so that you can be prepared and
ready.
Vanessa: When someone asks you wha'ya in the mood for,
you might say, "Let's order in.
How about some option?
How about pizza?"
Let's order in.
This is another phrase for talking about bringing the food back to your house.
You don't want to get all ready and then go to the restaurant, or maybe you don't feel
comfortable doing that.
So you might just say, "Let's order in.
How about pizza?"
This expression, how about, is a great way to give a suggestion.
Vanessa: This is excellent in professional situations,
"Hey, how about if we try this marketing plan," or it's great for informal situations to give
a suggestion about something you want to eat, "How about pizza?
What do you think about that?"
Sometimes this question is reduced and it sounds like this, "How 'bout pizza?"
How 'bout pizza?
The first A in the word about is gone.
Hmm, it's just missing.
We say, "How 'bout pizza?"
Can you say that reduction quickly with me?
How 'bout pizza?How 'bout pizza?
Great.
Or you could say, "I'm feeling tacos.
Does that sound good?"
Vanessa: So you're giving your opinion, you'd like
to eat tacos.
But you also want to know what the other person wants, so you use a great question, does that
sound good?
But we often reduce this a lot.
So let's take a look at the first reduction.
You might say, "I'm feelin'," cutting off that G, "I'm feelin' tacos.
How'zat sound?"
How'zat sound?
Instead of, how does that sound, you can say how'zat, how'zat sound?
How'zat sound?
Can you say that quickly with me?
I'm feelin' tacos.
How'zat sound?
I'm feelin' tacos.
How'zat sound?
Great.
We can also reduce it and switch it up a little bit.
Vanessa: I'm feelin' tacos.
Zat sound okay?
I'm feelin' tacos.
That's what I want, but I want to know your opinion.
Does that sound okay reduces to zat sound okay?
Does that becomes zat.
Zat sound okay?
Zat sound okay?
Can you say it with me?
I'm feelin' tacos.
Zat sound okay?
Great question.
Because a lot of restaurants have changed over the last year and you never know when
a restaurant might be closed, it's a good question to ask, is Ted's Cafe open?
I would love to go there.
Is some restaurant open?
I would love to go there.
There is a little way that we can reduce this question.
Vanessa: Take a look at this.
Is Ted's Cafe open?
I'd love to go there.
The word would becomes I'd.
I would, I'd.
You can say, "Is Ted's Cafe open?
I'd love to go there."
Can you say it with me?
Is Ted's Cafe open?
I'd love to go there.
Great.
In the US, a lot of restaurants are having outdoor seating.
So you could say, "Let's go to Louie's, a restaurant name, Louie's.
Let's go to Louie's and eat lunch on their patio.
Eat lunch on their patio.
This is like an outdoor dining area.
Vanessa: It's really nice when restaurants have this,
because sometimes you don't feel like eating at home, but especially with kids, if you
don't feel like confining them inside a restaurant, or maybe you don't feel comfortable doing
that.
If a restaurant has a patio, it's more informal feeling, and it's kind of a nice spur of the
moment thing to do.
A great expression that you can use is, let's grab a bite at Louie's.
Let's grab a bite at Ted's Cafe.
To grab a bite is usually a quick meal.
It might be lunch.
Usually it's not dinner because it's pretty quick, but it might just be a short experience.
Vanessa: It's not a long dinner.
It's not a big to do.
Let's grab a bite at Ted's Cafe because I have to go somewhere later.
Let's grab a bite at somewhere else.
Can you say that with me?
Let's grab a bite at Ted's Cafe.
Let's grab a bite.
Our final answer to the question, what you want to eat, is, I know a place, or I know
a spot that has great pasta.
I know a place that has great pizza.
I know a place.
You could leave this simple and just say, "I know a place.
Come with me."
Vanessa: But if you want to be a little less mysterious,
you could just say, "Oh, I know a place that has great pasta.
Come with me and you've got to try it."
This is kind of maybe an unknown restaurant location that not many people know about,
and it's a great phrase to use.
Oh, I know a place that you're going to love.
Excellent.
Are you ready to practice these.
First, I would like you to watch the sample conversation between my husband and I, as
we talk about where we want to eat, what we want to eat.
Think about those phrases.
Notice the phrases that we use.
Vanessa: And then after that, you're going to have
a chance to speak out loud and practice it yourself.
Let's watch the sample conversation.
Vanessa: Hey, you want to grab lunch?
Dan: Sure, but I only have time for a quick bite
before my soccer game.
What sounds good?
Vanessa: Hmm, how about pasta?
Dan: That sounds great.
How about I call it in, you pick it up, and we'll pick Nick in the park before my game
starts.
Vanessa: That sounds great.
I know a place that's close by and has great tomato sauce.
Vanessa: All right.
Now, it's your turn.
I want you to use these phrases that you've learned.
I'm going to ask you a question.
We're going to have a little conversation together.
It's your chance to speak out loud.
I'm going to ask a question and pause.
Wait for your answer.
No matter where you are around the world, I will be listening to you.
Please take this opportunity to speak and use what you've learned.
If you need to repeat this section again and again, do that.
It's a great way to gain confidence as you speak.
Are you ready?
Hey, I'm hungry.
Let's grab lunch.
Whatcha in the mood for?
Vanessa: Oh, that sounds good.
Do you know a good place?
Oh, that sounds good.
Do you wanna eat there or get take-out?
Great.
Let's go.
Well, how did you do?
Do you feel a little more confident discussing dining options and talking about eating out?
I hope so.
I want you to let me know in the comments.
Right now in your country, can you order take out?
Is this a possibility?
Let me know in the comments and I can't wait to see your answers.
Thank you so much for learning English with me, and I'll see you again next Friday for
a new lesson here on my YouTube channel.
Bye.
Vanessa: The next step is to download my free ebook,
Five Steps to Becoming a Confident English Speaker.
You'll learn what you need to do to speak confidently and fluently.
Don't forget to subscribe to my YouTube channel for more free lessons.
Thanks so much.
Bye.
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Vanessa： 嗨，我是来自 SpeakEnglishWithVanessa.com 的 Vanessa。
你准备好和我说话了吗？
我们开始做吧。
瓦内萨： 嘿，你今晚的晚餐感觉如何？
你想抓点东西去，还是 想出去吃饭？
嗯？
如果我问你这个，你会知道如何 回答，还是你的心脏会开始
快速跳动，然后你会想，“我该怎么说？”
好吧，永远不要害怕。
在今天的课程中，我们将讨论 一些
在关于餐馆或外出就餐的谈话中经常被问到的常见问题 ，决定你想吃什么，以及
一些常见的回答，这样你 就可以在接下来的互动中充满信心 .
Vanessa： 在本课结束时，您将有机会
与我交谈并练习您所 学的内容。
所以一定要仔细听。
让我们从一些 关于在餐厅外出就餐的常见问题开始。
自大流行开始以来，许多餐厅 都改变了服务模式。
这些问题将包括在餐厅吃饭， 也包括点外卖。
我希望这些对您所处的任何情况都有帮助 。
让我们从第一个问题开始。
你想吃东西吗？
Out 这个短语动词“外出就餐”的意思是 在餐馆。
Vanessa： 我们不常说，“你
想去餐馆吗
？你想去餐馆吃饭吗？”
我们只是说“出去吃饭”。
你想出去吃饭吗？
但我们经常将这个问题简化为听起来 更舒适和随意。
想出去吃饭吗？
是你。
你想出去吃饭吗？
想出去吃饭吗？
我们已经完全放弃了问题词 。
只是你，是的。
然后我们减少了想要变成 想要。
这是英语中常见的缩略语。
你能跟我说这个问题吗？
想出去吃饭吗？
想出去吃饭吗？
或者我们可以完全打断你的第一个词， 然后说，“想出去吃饭吗？”
瓦内萨： 和我一起问吧。
想出去吃饭吗？
伟大的。
然后你可能会问，你想去哪里？
你想去哪里？
但是你认为我们这样说清楚吗？
不幸的是没有。
相反，你可以说，“你想去哪里？”
你想去哪里？
这与我们的第一个问题类似。
你变成了你，想要变成想要。
你想去哪里？
你想去哪里？
你想去哪里？
我们应该订购取货吗？
我们应该订购取货吗？
我想让您知道，在美国， 有很多术语用于
表示您不在餐厅用餐的想法。
Vanessa： 你点了食物，但你拿到了
食物，然后把它带到了别处。
也许你把它带回家或者你把它 带到公园。
我们可以使用几个不同的短语 ，这只是您的个人喜好。
对我来说，我说捡起来。
您要订购取货吗？
你想接机吗？
但你也可以说，我们应该叫外卖 吗？
我们应该命令执行吗？
我们应该叫外卖吗？
所以有很多不同的短语，你 会在美国各地听到这些。
这只是您的选择，您想使用什么。
Vanessa： 另一个有趣的问题是问别人
想吃什么，你有什么心情？
你现在想做什么？
不要否认。
有时在你心中，你只是想 吃些舒适的食物。
沉重而丰富的东西，让 您想起童年时舒适、温暖的时光。
也许它不是很健康，但你想 吃些舒适的食物，或者你想
吃点清淡的东西。
你想要一份沙拉或寿司。
轻的东西。
这个关于你想吃什么的想法 ，但我们经常减少这个问题。
而不是说，“你有什么 心情？”
Vanessa： 我们可能会说，“有什么心情？”
Whatcha，whatcha 你是什么，你有什么 心情？
在这里，you这个词被简化为cha， cha。
这在英语口语中非常常见， 你的单词在很多方面都被改变了
。
我们已经讨论过其中一个，是的 ，这是另一个，cha。
有什么心情？
有什么心情？
或者我们可以进一步减少这个，wha'ya in the mood for？
有什么心情？
这大大减少了，但请注意正在发生的 事情。
你现在想做什么？
R这个词消失了，you这个词被 简化为ya。
Vanessa： 所以当我们把什么和你联系在一起时，
速度非常快。
有什么心情？
有什么心情？
你不想慢慢说这个减少， wha'ya心情吗？
不，
我们可以这样说来练习这一 课。
但是当这是在日常对话中时，它 真的很快。
这就是减少的目的。
你觉得你能很快跟我说这个 吗？
有什么心情？
有什么心情？
有什么心情？
伟大的。
好的。
让我们谈谈这些问题的一些常见答案， 以便您做好
准备。
Vanessa： 当有人问你有没有心情吃什么时，
你可能会说，“让我们点菜吧。
一些选择怎么
样？披萨怎么样？”
让我们点菜吧。
这是谈论 将食物带回您家的另一个短语。
你不想做好一切准备然后 去餐厅，或者你可能觉得
这样做不舒服。
所以你可能会说，“让我们点菜吧。
披萨怎么样？”
这种表达方式，怎么样，是 提出建议的好方法。
Vanessa： 这在专业场合非常好，
“嘿，如果我们尝试这个营销计划怎么样”， 或者在非正式场合就
你想吃的东西提出建议， “披萨怎么
样？你觉得怎么样？ ？”
有时这个问题会减少， 听起来像这样，“披萨怎么样？”
披萨怎么样？
关于单词中的第一个 A 消失了。
嗯，只是不见了。
我们说，“披萨怎么样？”
你能跟我说快点减少吗？
比萨怎么样？比萨怎么样？
伟大的。
或者你可以说，“我在吃炸玉米饼。
听起来不错吗？”
Vanessa： 所以你是在发表你的意见，你
想吃炸玉米饼。
但你也想知道对方 想要什么，所以你提出了一个很好的问题，
听起来不错吗？
但是我们经常会减少很多。
那么让我们来看看第一个缩减。
你可能会说，“我感觉”，切断 那个 G，“我感觉玉米饼。
听起来怎么样？”
听起来怎么样？
而不是，听起来怎么样，你可以说 how'zat，how'zat sound？
听起来怎么样？
你能快点跟我说吗？
我在吃炸玉米饼。
听起来怎么样？
我在吃炸玉米饼。
听起来怎么样？
伟大的。
我们也可以减少它并稍微改变它 。
瓦内萨： 我在吃炸玉米饼。
扎特听起来好吗？
我在吃炸玉米饼。
这就是我想要的，但我想知道你的 意见。
听起来还可以 吗？
那会变成zat吗？
扎特听起来好吗？
扎特听起来好吗？
你能跟我说吗？
我在吃炸玉米饼。
扎特听起来好吗？
好问题。
因为很多餐厅 在去年发生了变化，而且你永远不知道
餐厅什么时候会关门，所以问一个很好的 问题，Ted's Cafe 开门了吗？
我很想去那里。
有餐厅开门吗？
我很想去那里。
有一些方法可以减少这个 问题。
瓦内萨： 看看这个。
Ted's Cafe 开门吗？
我很想去那里。
这个词会变成我会。
我愿意，我愿意。
你可以说：“Ted's Cafe 开门了吗？
我很想去那里。”
你能跟我说吗？
Ted's Cafe 开门吗？
我很想去那里。
伟大的。
在美国，很多餐厅都设有 户外座位。
所以你可以说，“我们去 Louie's，一个 餐厅的名字，Louie's。
我们去 Louie's，在他们的露台上吃午餐。在他们的 露台上
吃午餐。
这就像一个户外用餐区。
凡妮莎： 餐厅有 这是
因为有时你不想 在家吃饭，尤其是和孩子在一起，如果你
不想把他们关在餐厅里， 或者你觉得这样做不舒服
。
如果餐厅有露台， 这是一种更非正式的 感觉，这是一种很好的
一时冲动。
你可以使用的一个很好的表达是，让我们 在路易
的咖啡馆吃点东西。让我们在泰德的咖啡馆吃点东西
。吃点东西通常是 快餐
。可能是午餐。
通常不是晚餐，因为它 很快，但这可能只是短暂的体验
。Vanessa： 这不是一顿长的晚餐。
这不是什么大事。
让我们在泰德咖啡馆吃点东西，因为我 以后得去某个地方。
让我们在其他地方吃点东西。
你能跟我说吗？
让我们在 Te 吃点东西 d's 咖啡厅。
让我们咬一口。
我们对这个问题的最终答案是，你 想吃什么，我知道一个地方，或者我
知道一个有很棒的意大利面的地方。
我知道一个有很棒的披萨的地方。
我知道一个地方。
你可以离开这个简单的，只是说， “我知道一个地方。
跟我来。”
瓦内萨： 但如果你想不那么神秘，
你可以说，“哦，我知道有一个地方 有很棒的意大利面。
跟我来，你必须尝试一下。”
这可能是一个不为人知的餐厅 位置，没有多少人知道
，这是一个很好的短语。
哦，我知道一个你会喜欢的地方。
优秀的。
你准备好练习这些了吗？
首先，我想让你看一下 我和我丈夫之间的对话样本，
我们谈论我们想去哪里吃，我们想吃什么 。
想想那些短语。
注意我们使用的短语。
Vanessa ：然后在那之后，你将
有机会大声说出来并 自己练习。
让我们看一下示例对话。
瓦内萨： 嘿，你想吃午饭吗？
丹： 当然可以，但我只有时间
在我的足球比赛前快速咬一口。
什么听起来不错？
瓦内萨： 嗯，意大利面怎么样？
丹： 听起来不错。
不如我叫它进来，你来接， 我们会在我的比赛开始前到公园接尼克
。
瓦内萨： 听起来不错。
我知道附近有一个地方有很棒的 番茄酱。
瓦内萨： 好的。
现在轮到你了。
我希望你使用你 学过的这些短语。
我要问你一个问题。
我们将一起进行一些小对话 。
这是你大声说出来的机会。
我要问一个问题并暂停。
等待你的答复。
无论你在世界的哪个角落， 我都会倾听你的声音。
请借此机会发言并 使用您所学的知识。
如果您需要一次又一次地重复此部分 ，请执行此操作。
这是在说话时获得自信的好方法 。
你准备好了吗？
嘿，我饿了。
我们去吃午饭吧。
有什么心情？
瓦内萨： 哦，听起来不错。
你知道一个好地方吗？
哦，听起来不错。
你想在那里吃饭还是外卖？
伟大的。
我们走吧。
嗯，你是怎么做的？
在 讨论用餐选择和外出就餐时，您是否更有信心？
但愿如此。
我想让你在评论中告诉我。
现在在你的国家，你可以点外卖 吗？
这是一种可能吗？
在评论中让我知道，我迫不及待地 想看到你的答案。
非常感谢你和我一起学习英语 ，下周五我会
在我的 YouTube 频道上再次见到你，上一堂新课。
再见。
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非常感谢。
再见。