Trilingual: English | 中文 (Mandarin) | Português
Level: Beginner
Objectives / Objetivo / 目标
By the end of this lesson, you will:
✔️ Name common foods and drinks in 3 languages
✔️ Talk about breakfast, lunch, and dinner
✔️ Use basic food-related verbs and phrases
✔️ Ask and answer questions about meals
📖 1. English Explanation (Main Focus)
Food is a daily topic in all cultures. In this lesson, we will learn how to name common foods, talk about meals like breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and describe eating habits using simple sentence patterns.
🔑 Useful Sentence Patterns:
| English | Example |
|---|---|
| What do you eat for breakfast? | I eat bread and eggs. |
| Do you like fruit? | Yes, I love bananas and apples. |
| I’m hungry / I’m full. | Let’s eat lunch. |
🥗 2. Vocabulary Table – Foods & Meals
| English | Chinese (中文) | Pinyin | Português |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breakfast | 早餐 | zǎo cān | Café da manhã |
| Lunch | 午餐 | wǔ cān | Almoço |
| Dinner | 晚餐 | wǎn cān | Jantar |
| Rice | 米饭 | mǐ fàn | Arroz |
| Bread | 面包 | miàn bāo | Pão |
| Egg | 鸡蛋 | jī dàn | Ovo |
| Fish | 鱼 | yú | Peixe |
| Chicken | 鸡肉 | jī ròu | Frango |
| Fruit | 水果 | shuǐ guǒ | Fruta |
| Apple | 苹果 | píng guǒ | Maçã |
| Banana | 香蕉 | xiāng jiāo | Banana |
| Water | 水 | shuǐ | Água |
| Juice | 果汁 | guǒ zhī | Suco |
🍽️ 3. Cultural Insight
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In China, breakfast often includes warm dishes like dumplings or porridge.
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In Mozambique and Brazil, bread and coffee are common breakfast choices.
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Lunch is the main meal in many Portuguese-speaking countries.
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In English-speaking countries, “grab-and-go” meals are common during busy days.
🗣️ 4. Conversation Practice
Dialogue 1: At the Table
👩 A: What do you usually eat for dinner?
👦 B: I eat rice, fish, and vegetables.
Tradução em português:
👩 A: O que você costuma comer no jantar?
👦 B: Eu como arroz, peixe e legumes.
中文对话：
👩 A: 晚餐你通常吃什么？
👦 B: 我吃米饭、鱼和蔬菜。
Pinyin:
👩 A: Wǎncān nǐ tōngcháng chī shénme?
👦 B: Wǒ chī mǐfàn, yú hé shūcài.
📚 5. Practice Sentences
| English | Mandarin | Pinyin | Português |
|---|---|---|---|
| I am hungry | 我饿了 | wǒ è le | Estou com fome |
| Let’s eat | 我们吃吧 | wǒmen chī ba | Vamos comer |
| I like chicken | 我喜欢鸡肉 | wǒ xǐhuan jīròu | Eu gosto de frango |
| Do you want juice? | 你要果汁吗？ | nǐ yào guǒzhī ma? | Você quer suco? |
6. Mini Quiz
Translate to English:
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我饿了。 = __________________
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Você gosta de arroz? = __________________
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What do you eat for breakfast? = __________________
🎉 Conclusion
Talking about food is an essential part of everyday life. Now you can describe your meals, ask about eating habits, and practice in three languages. Keep reviewing and try describing your real meals in your journal.