How to Order a Burger in Chinese

In the lead up to our Mandarin Month mixer on June 24, where you'll be able to meet with Beijing's best Mandarin schools, we'll be dishing out some language-learning advice on a daily basis. Read on if you don't want to wait to get started on improving your 中文.

If you're taking the Burger Cup voting seriously, you'd be going around town trying out burgers from the contenders. But what if you wanted to combine your burger-sampling with your Mandarin learning? Let us help you fix all of your deepest burger cravings with the keys to ordering a kickass burger, in Chinese.

Can I order a burger?

我可以点个汉堡吗？

Wǒ kěyǐ diǎn gè hànbǎo ma?

I’d like a classic burger.

我想点经典汉堡。

Wǒ xiǎng diǎn jīngdiǎn hànbǎo.

What is your signature burger?

招牌汉堡是什么？

Zhāopái hànbǎo shì shénme?

Do you have veggie burger?

你们有素汉堡吗？

Nǐmen yǒu sù hànbǎo ma?

Please don’t put ketchup.

请不要加番茄酱。

Qǐng búyào jiā fānqié jiàng.

Please put all the sauces on the side.

请把酱料放在一边。

Qǐng bǎ jiàngliào fàngzài yībiān.

How do you like your patty cooked?

肉饼要几成熟？

Ròubǐng yào jǐchéng shú?

medium rare

三分熟

sānfēn shú

medium

五分熟

wǔfēn shú

medium well

七分熟

qīfēn shú

well done

全熟

quánshú

What cold drinks you have?

你们有什么冷饮？

Nǐmen yǒu shénme lěngyǐn?

And some useful words if you have special eating requirements or want to remove or add toppings:

burger

汉堡

hànbǎo

bun

汉堡胚

hànbǎo pēi

cheese

芝士 or 奶酪

zhīshì or nǎilào

bacon

培根

péigēn

french fries

薯条

shǔtiáo

salad

沙拉

shālā

ketchup

番茄酱

fānqié jiàng

onion

洋葱

yángcōng

foie gras

鹅肝

égān

lettuce

生菜

shēngcài

mustard

芥末酱

jièmo jiàng

barbecue sauce

烤肉酱

kǎoròu jiàng

patty

肉饼

ròubǐng

tomato

西红柿

xīhóngshì

pickle

酸黄瓜

suān huángguā

mushroom

蘑菇

mógū

tofu

豆腐

dòufu

octopus

章鱼

zhāngyú

avocado

牛油果

niúyóuguǒ

juicy

多汁的

duōzhī de

greasy

油腻的

yóunì de

And if you think you've mastered that, how about going out there with these more complex (and more specific phrases)?

I’d like to have a (Great Leap) double cheese burger with a pint of Silver Needle White Ale.
我想点一个（大跃）奶酪汉堡，加一杯银针白啤。
Wǒ xiǎng diǎn yīgè (dàyuè) nǎilào hànbǎo, jiā yī bēi yínzhēn báipí.

Can I have a Lao Thai Thai burger, with a pint of Slow Boat’s Monkey’s Fist IPA please?
我可以点一个老泰泰汉堡，加一杯悠航的猴拳 IPA 吗？
Wǒ kěyǐ diǎn yīgè lǎotàitài hànbǎo, jiā yī bēi yōuháng de hóuquán IPA ma?

What goes better with these Jing-A sliders, Juicy Dongbei IPA, or Lychee Chabuduo IPA?
京 A 的小汉堡配哪款啤酒比较好，东北 IPA 还是荔枝差不多 IPA ？
Jīng-A de xiǎo hànbǎo pèi nǎkuǎn píjiǔ bǐjiào hǎo, dōngběi IPA háishì lìzhī chàbuduō IPA?

We'd like to order some wedges.
我们想要点一份薯角。
Wǒmen xiǎngyào diǎn yīfèn shǔjiǎo.

Have you tried the Fortune foie gras burger at High Town?
你吃过海棠精酿的鹅肝汉堡吗？
Nǐ chī guò hǎitáng jīngniàng de égān hànbǎo ma?

Can I order a veggie burger to go?
我可以打包一个素汉堡吗？
Wǒ kěyǐ dǎbāo yīgè sù hànbǎo ma?

What’s your favorite burger in Beijing?
你最喜欢北京的哪家汉堡？
Nǐ zuì xǐhuān běijīng de nǎjiā hànbǎo?

Have you tried all the burgers at the Burger Cup?
你在汉堡节把所有的汉堡都尝了吗？
Nǐ zài hànbǎojiē bǎ suǒyǒu de hànbǎo dōu chángle ma?

Did you try the rice burger from the shop around the corner?
你尝过街角那家店的米汉堡吗？
Nǐ chángguò jiējiǎo nàjiā diàn de mǐhànbǎo ma?

Shut up and dig in.
少废话，快吃 !
Shǎo fèi huà, kuài chī!

Now that you've mastered your burger ordering skills, get out there, and then vote by scanning/extracting the QR code below!

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Photo courtesy of Jing-A, Drunk Bar

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