再来一个 One More in Chinese

中午zhōngwǔ，我wǒ和hé同学tóngxué去qù饭馆fànguǎn吃chī面条miàntiáo。

At noon, my classmate and I went to a restaurant to eat noodles.

服务员fúwùyuán问wèn我们wǒmen要yào几jǐ碗wǎn，我wǒ说shuō要yào两liǎng碗wǎn。

The server asked how many bowls we wanted; I said two bowls.

面条miàntiáo很hěn好吃hǎochī，我wǒ一会儿yíhuìr就jiù吃chī完wán了le。

The noodles were delicious, and I finished mine in no time.

我wǒ还hái饿è，对duì服务员fúwùyuán说shuō：“再来zài lái一yì碗wǎn！”

I was still hungry, and said to the server: "One more bowl!"

吃chī完wán这zhè一yì碗wǎn，同学tóngxué说shuō：“你nǐ今天jīntiān吃chī得de真zhēn多duō！”

After I finished that bowl, my classmate said: "You're eating so much today!"

我wǒ说shuō：“太tài好吃hǎochī了le！服务员fúwùyuán，再要zài yào一yì碗wǎn，可以kěyǐ吗ma？”

I said: "It's so delicious! One more bowl, please — is that okay?"

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Key words 生词

再来zài láione more (please)

再要zài yàoto want one more

碗wǎnbowl (measure word)

饿èhungry

一会儿yíhuìrin a moment; a short while

几jǐhow many

再来 + 数量（bring/give me one more...）

再来 is a quick, colloquial way to ask for another one, often used when ordering food.

服务员，再来一碗！— One more bowl, please!

再要 + 数量，可以吗？（asking politely for one more）

再要 followed by a quantity, plus 可以吗, politely asks to get one more.

再要一碗，可以吗？— One more bowl, is that okay?

一会儿 + 就 + verb（in no time, ...）

一会儿 followed by 就 shows something happens quickly, after only a short while.

我一会儿就吃完了。— I finished it in no time.

1. How many bowls of noodles does the narrator order at first?

2. Why does the narrator ask the server for 再来一碗?

3. What does the narrator ask for at the very end?

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