food

Naming what you eat

Pointing works, but naming a few foods lets you order without a finger — and gives you something to actually talk about beyond just ordering.

numbers

Numbers that build themselves

Learn ten characters and you can read every number up to 99 — because Chinese numbers are a place-value system you literally read out loud.

food

How much money

You ordered by pointing. Now you have to pay. Three characters to understand the price question — and read it back.

food

The sentence that orders anything

Four characters that let you order literally anything by pointing. The first reading win that actually sticks.