Coriander on the side

我和朋友去吃面。我不吃香菜，他很喜欢。

Wǒ hé péngyou qù chī miàn. Wǒ bù chī xiāngcài, tā hěn xǐhuan.

A friend and I go for noodles. I don’t eat coriander; he loves it.

我对老板说：“两碗牛肉面，一碗不要香菜。”

Wǒ duì lǎobǎn shuō: “Liǎng wǎn niúròumiàn, yì wǎn bú yào xiāngcài.”

I tell the owner, “Two bowls of beef noodles, one without coriander.”

老板问：“香菜放旁边，可以吗？”

Lǎobǎn wèn: “Xiāngcài fàng pángbiān, kěyǐ ma?”

The owner asks, “Can I serve the coriander on the side?”

面来了，两碗面旁边各有一小碟香菜。

Miàn lái le, liǎng wǎn miàn pángbiān gè yǒu yì xiǎo dié xiāngcài.

The noodles arrive, each bowl with a little dish of coriander beside it.

朋友问：“你的也给我？”我把小碟子推给他。

Péngyou wèn: “Nǐ de yě gěi wǒ?” Wǒ bǎ xiǎo diézi tuī gěi tā.

“Can I have yours too?” my friend asks. I slide my little dish over to him.

他把两碟香菜都倒进碗里，说：“现在是香菜面，加一点牛肉。”

Tā bǎ liǎng dié xiāngcài dōu dàojìn wǎn li, shuō: “Xiànzài shì xiāngcàimiàn, jiā yìdiǎn niúròu.”

He tips in both dishes and says, “Now it’s coriander noodles, with a little beef.”