我要这个喝茶好吃不要辣有水吗？买单

点餐 · At the table

6 of 6

casual

买单

máidān

The check, please

Sounds roughly like my dahn

As spoken

Written mǎidānSaid

máidān

Literal meaning

买
mǎi
to buy
单
dān
list / bill

buy · bill

How to pronounce it

买
mái
mai3 · written mǎi
22nd · rising
3rd + 1st is written mǎi dān, but many speakers rise a little on 买. Catch the waiter’s eye, then say it.
单
dān
dan1
11st · high
d (no puff) + ahn, high and level. 买单 is mainland spoken; 结账 jiézhàng is the cousin.

In real life

老板，买单。

Lǎobǎn, mǎidān.

Boss — the check, please.