Test your language comprehension skill

[Ahtong]

Please read the following statement carefully:

 

"I want to order 1 packet of chicken rice"

 

Deduce from the above if my intention is to eat here or take away.

 

90% of hawkers I encountered fail this comprehension test

[Little_prince]

packet ?

 

so i assume take away?

 

no?

[Jman888]

To the uncle selling chicken rice you must shout "老板，鸡饭一包，打包的！"

[Carpinion]

sometimes it's not the hawkers....

 

I have witnessed the customer in front of me distinctly ordering 1 packet of charsiew rice...but later when the hawker packed the food and handed over to her, she told the hawker she was eating at the hawker center...the hawker lan lan had to re-prepare for her.....

Edited November 20, 2010 by Carpinion

[RadX]

  On 11/20/2010 at 2:36 AM, Ahtong said:

Please read the following statement carefully:

 

"I want to order 1 packet of chicken rice"

 

Deduce from the above if my intention is to eat here or take away.

 

90% of hawkers I encountered fail this comprehension test

 

 

 

redundant..... should just be

'chicken rice, 1 packet' save energy...go green...say fewer words less greenhouse gases

[RadX]

  On 11/20/2010 at 2:36 AM, Ahtong said:

Please read the following statement carefully:

 

"I want to order 1 packet of chicken rice"

 

Deduce from the above if my intention is to eat here or take away.

 

90% of hawkers I encountered fail this comprehension test

 

think 90% are ah tiong...so no understand engreese

[Benarsenal]

一包鸡饭 is usually enough what.

[Baphomet]

its mentioned in the SOP of hawkers to ask.. "having here or take away" no matter what was told to them. :)

[Freestylers09]

means take awhile lor

 

usually i said so also

 

if not i say "chi" de or "yi pang"

Edited November 20, 2010 by Freestylers09

[Scion]

  On 11/20/2010 at 4:18 AM, RadX said:

think 90% are ah tiong...so no understand engreese

 

u and little-prince are the most anti-AT here

 

 

anyway, back to topic

should be 鸡饭一盘 (eat here), or 鸡饭一包 (da bao)

Edited November 20, 2010 by Scion

[Cerano]

  On 11/20/2010 at 2:36 AM, Ahtong said:

Please read the following statement carefully:

 

"I want to order 1 packet of chicken rice"

 

Deduce from the above if my intention is to eat here or take away.

 

90% of hawkers I encountered fail this comprehension test

 

You're only expressing your interest in ordering.

 

A better sentence structure would perhaps be "I would like a packet of chicken rice please"

[Carpinion]

  On 11/20/2010 at 7:19 AM, Cerano said:

You're only expressing your interest in ordering.

 

A better sentence structure would perhaps be "I would like a packet of chicken rice please"

 

 

by your logic......you are only expressing your wish to have a packet of chicken rice.

 

along the same line of logic...the "proper" sentence structure will be "I would like to purchase a packet of chicken rice to be packed in a portable form. I will also pay you $3 at the conclusion of our transaction" :D

 

I got more chiong hey version but I think you got the idea... [laugh]

[Cerano]

  On 11/20/2010 at 7:26 AM, Carpinion said:

by your logic......you are only expressing your wish to have a packet of chicken rice.

 

along the same line of logic...the "proper" sentence structure will be "I would like to purchase a packet of chicken rice to be packed in a portable form. I will also pay you $3 at the conclusion of our transaction"

 

I got more chiong hey version but I think you got the idea...

 

however my wish dont need genie one any unker also can

[Soyammmilk]

I will say it this way:

 

Da3 Bao1 Ji1 Fan4, Yi4 Bao1

 

So they will understand that i want to takeaway packet.

 

Then i will notice them when they are preparing.

 

At the most wrong order,Hainan chicken becomes roasted chicken but at least still takeaway.

 

Add more chilli taste still the same.

[Carpinion]

  On 11/20/2010 at 8:27 AM, Soyammmilk said:

At the most wrong order,Hainan chicken becomes roasted chicken but at least still takeaway.

 

Add more chilli taste still the same.

 

you very chin chai hor? [laugh]

[Nlatio]

KNN you all..... Must state Roast or White chicken lar....

[Kiadaw]

Every time I order kopi, the auntie always ask me. Drink or take away?

 

Of course buy kopi to drink meh. Only question is drink at kopi sop or take away to drink.

 

But I never told her that.

 

Sometimes people are funny. How often you heard people said. "Hi, you are here!". I feel like saying. "I am not here actually, its just an illusion".

[Happily1986]

  On 11/20/2010 at 6:33 AM, Scion said:

u and little-prince are the most anti-AT here

 

 

anyway, back to topic

should be 鸡饭一盘 (eat here), or 鸡饭一包 (da bao)

 

鸡饭 having here or 鸡饭 take away better ah.