Is There Garlic in This? I'm Vegan!
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ID: 2898
Elementary
Are you a vegetarian or perhaps a vegan? Do you struggle to explain yourself in China when ordering food? This lesson will get you ordering like a pro, and teach you different ways to say vegetarian in Chinese.
For another video with more ways to say all kinds of vegetarian and vegan, check out Fiona on YouTubehere
Gwilym,Fiona Tian
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 素炒面 | sùchǎomiàn | vegetarian fried noodles | |
| 里头 | lǐtou | inside | |
| 吃素 | chīsù | to be a vegetarian | |
| 当然 | dāngrán | of course |
服务员这个素炒面里头怎么有葱蒜啊
fúwùyuán 服务员zhè ge 这个sù 素chǎomiàn 炒面lǐtou 里头zěnme 怎么yǒu 有cōngsuàn 葱蒜ā 啊
Waiter, why is there spring onion and garlic in this vegetarian fried noodles?
你说不吃肉里头没有肉
nǐ 你shuō 说bù chī 不吃ròu 肉lǐtou 里头méiyǒu 没有ròu 肉
You said you didn't eat meat, there's no meat in it.
我说我吃素当然是佛教素
wǒ 我shuō 说wǒ 我chīsù 吃素dāngrán 当然shì 是fójiào 佛教sù 素
I said I was a vegetarian, of course I meant Buddhist vegetarianism.
葱蒜是荤的吗我没听说过那你要换一盘吗
cōngsuàn 葱蒜shì 是hūn 荤de 的ma 吗wǒ 我méi 没tīngshuō guo 听说过nà 那nǐ 你yào 要huàn 换yīpán 一盘ma 吗
Are spring onion and garlic non-vegetarian? I never heard that before. Do you want me to give you a new one?
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