How Do I Say?

July 14th, 2010

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 معاana jawa’an katheeran, hal nadhab lel’ashaa’ ma’an?

Portugeuse: Estou com muita fome. Vamos jantar juntos?

If you’d like to learn more, check out our schedule of classes, bootcamps and events at www.multilingualchicago.com.

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