晚饭做好了
wǎnfàn zuò hǎo le
The English phrase "dinner is ready" is expressed in Chinese as 晚饭做好了 (wǎnfàn zuò hǎo le).
This phrase is used to tell others that the evening meal has been prepared and is time to eat.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase 晚饭做好了 literally means "evening meal (晚饭) make (做) finished/ready (好了)".
Which one should you use?
饭菜准备好了 is an informal way to say dinner is ready and 饭做好了 is an informal way to say dinner is served. For a common, more colloquial way to announce that it is time to eat, use 开饭了.
How do you pronounce it?
wǎnfàn zuò hǎo le
Did you know?
- In Chinese culture, the word 饭 ('meal' or 'rice') is so central that the phrase 吃饭吗? ('Are you eating rice?') is often used as a general greeting similar to 'How are you?'
- The colloquial phrase 开饭了 literally translates to 'start eating' or 'open the meal', suggesting the meal is an event being inaugurated rather than just a state of being ready.
- The word 好 in 做好了 usually means 'good', but in this context, it functions as a resultative complement indicating that an action has been completed successfully.
Examples in context
- 女士们和先生们，晚饭已经做好了，请到餐厅用餐。Ladies and gentlemen, dinner is served. Please proceed to the dining room.
- 嘿，大家！饭菜准备好了。快开动吧！Hey, guys! Dinner is ready. Let's dig in!
- 妈妈，饭做好了。快来吃，趁热。Mom, dinner is served. Come and eat while it's hot.
- 晚饭做好了，快来吃吧。Wǎnfàn zuò hǎole, kuài lái chī ba.Dinner is ready, come and eat.
- 妈妈，晚饭做好了吗？Māma, wǎnfàn zuò hǎole ma?Mom, is dinner ready?
Example conversation
A woman calls her husband to the dining table.
- 雨婷 Yuting伟，晚饭做好了！Wěi, wǎnfàn zuò hǎole!Wei, dinner is ready!
- 伟 Wei我马上就来。Wǒ mǎshàng jiù lái.I'll be there right away.
- 雨婷 Yuting快点，菜都要凉了。Kuài diǎn, cài dōu yào liáng le.Hurry up, the food is getting cold.
- 伟 Wei好的，这就来。Hǎo de, zhè jiù lái.Okay, coming now.
