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Making Dumplings

Making Dumplings
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ID: 1083 Intermediate
Ever since Marco Polo brought ravioli to China, the Chinese have loved making dumplings. It's an essential part of celebrating the New Year. In today's podcast, learn how to talk in Chinese about wrapping, boiling and eating these magical little pockets of deliciousness.
John , Jenny
Making Dumplings
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
馅儿 xiànr stuffing
皮儿 pír skin or wrapper
边儿 biānr side
包饺子 bāo jiǎozi to wrap dumplings
馅儿调好了你们俩快来包饺子啊
xiànr 馅儿tiáo 调hǎo le 好了nǐmen liǎ 你们俩kuài 快lái 来bāo 包jiǎozi 饺子a 啊
The filling is all ready. Quick, you two, come make dumplings!
好我来擀皮儿吧
hǎo 好wǒ 我lái 来gǎn 擀pír 皮儿ba 吧
OK, I'll roll the wrappers.
我从来没包过你们要教我啊
wǒ 我cónglái 从来méi 没bāo 包guo 过nǐmen 你们yào 要jiāo 教wǒ 我a 啊
I've never made dumplings. You guys will need to teach me!
没问题看先把皮儿摊在手上然后放馅儿再把边儿捏紧
méiwèntí 没问题kàn 看xiān 先bǎ 把pír 皮儿tān 摊zài 在shǒu 手shàng 上ránhòu 然后fàng 放xiànr 馅儿zài 再bǎ 把biānr 边儿niē 捏jǐn 紧
No problem. Look, first spread out the wrapper on your hand. Then put on the filling, and then pinch the edges tightly.
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