Elementary · scenario 81 of 84

Report a problem with food

Tell the waiter your soup is cold and ask to reheat it.

The situation Your soup just arrived cold. Ask the waiter to heat it up.

The dialogue

服务员，不好意思！
fúwùyuán, bùhǎoyìsi!
Waiter, excuse me!
你好，请问怎么了？
nǐhǎo, qǐngwèn zěnme le?
Hello, what's wrong?
这碗汤有点凉了，可以帮我热一下吗？
zhè wǎn tāng yǒudiǎn liáng le, kěyǐ bāng wǒ rè yíxià ma?
This bowl of soup is a bit cold, could you heat it up for me?
真不好意思，我马上帮你热一下。
zhēn bùhǎoyìsi, wǒ mǎshàng bāng nǐ rè yíxià.
I'm really sorry, I'll heat it up for you right away.
好的，太谢谢你了！
hǎo de, tài xièxie nǐ le!
Okay, thank you so much!
不客气，请稍等。
bú kèqi, qǐngshāoděng.
You're welcome, please wait a moment.

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