Continuing with last week’s dining theme, this week’s How Do I Say? shows you how to ask your friends what they’d like to order.

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How Do I Say: What would you like to order?

Mandarin Chinese:你想要点什么？- nǐ xiǎng yào diǎn shén me?

French: Qu’est-ce que tu voudrais commander?

Spanish: Que te gustaria? Que quieres? (opcional: ordenar)

German: Was willst du bestellen?

Portuguese: O que você vai pedir?

Arabic: ماذا تحب ان تطلب؟   maza toheb an tatlob?

Chicago is a world-class dining city, and whether you want to dine al fresco at your favorite sidewalk café, check out some place new, or enjoy your neighborhood standby, this week, we show you how to invite a friend to dinner in Arabic, Mandarin Chinese, French, German, Portuguese and Spanish.

How Do I Say: “I’m so hungry. Shall we get dinner together?”

Mandarin Chinese: 我好饿。我们一起吃晚饭怎么样？wǒ hǎo è . wǒ men yì qǐ chī wǎn fàn zěn me yàng?

Spanish: Me muero de hambre, vamos a comer?

French: J’ai très faim, et si nous dinions ensemble?

German: Ich bin so hungrig.  Gehen wir essen?

Arabic: أنا جوعان كثيرا, هل نذهب للعشاء معا – ana jawa’an katheeran, hal nadhab lel’ashaa’ ma’an?

Portugeuse: Estou com muita fome. Vamos jantar juntos?

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