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Washing Dishes

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ID: 1225 Intermediate
Here's a question: What's the price you pay for a healthy, home-made dinner? No, we're not talking about a conversation with your significant other. We're talking about washing the dishes when you get done. Learn how to talk about grease and detergent in Mandarin Chinese in this podcast.
Thu Aug 13 2009 | Jenny, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
洗 xǐ to wash
碗 wǎn bowl
油 yóu oil
冲 chōng to rinse; to rush
老公，你洗碗我洗衣服，怎么样？
lǎogōng ，nǐ xǐ wǎn wǒ xǐ yīfu ，zěnmeyàng ？
Dear, you wash the dishes and I’ll wash the clothes. How does that sound?
没问题！
méiwèntí ！
Fine!
那么多油，先冲一下再洗。
nàme duō yóu ，xiān chōng yīxià zài xǐ 。
There’s so much grease. Rinse it a bit before you wash it.
好的。冲好了，给我洗洁精。
hǎo de 。chōng hǎo le ，gěi wǒ xǐjiéjīng 。
OK. It’s rinsed off--give me the detergent.
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