How to call our western foods in Chinese

Dear students!

Since you cannot travel to China to prove your language skills so soon, we prepared a bit of vocabulary, you can use while strolling around in your own urban neighborhood. Just try to name everything in Chinese from now on!

Western food is called 西餐 – xīcān) and here is a list with some common dishes and drinks for you!

breakfast foods

• cereal = 谷类 – gǔlèi

• bacon = 培根 – péigēn (sounds like bacon, right?)

• pancakes = 薄煎饼 – báojiānbing

• omelette = 煎蛋卷 – jiāndànjuǎn

lunch & dinner foods

• hamburger = 汉堡包 – hànbǎobāo

• hot dog = 热狗 – règǒu (lit. a hot dog)

• sandwich = 三明治 – sānmíngzhì

• french fries = 薯条 – shǔtiáo

• pasta = 意大利面 – Yìdàlìmiàn = Italian noodles

• salad = 沙拉 – shālā (it sounds almost like salad)

• pizza = 比萨 – bǐsà

common drinks

• coffee = 咖啡 – kāfēi

• Coca-Cola = 可口可乐 – kěkǒu kělè

• Sprite = 雪碧 – xuěbì

• beer = 啤酒 – píjiǔ

• wine = 葡萄酒 – pútáojiǔ

Fast Food & Fast drink places :)

• McDonald’s = 麦当劳 – Màidāngláo

• KFC = 肯德基 – Kěndéjī

• Pizza Hut = 必胜客 – Bìshèngkè

• Burger King = 汉堡王 – hànbǎowáng (lit. the king of hamburgers)

• Subway = 赛百味 – Sàibǎiwèi

• Starbucks = 星巴克 – Xīngbākè

You see! It often resembles the original sounds and sometimes it is a literal translation instead.