Preparing New Year's Dinner
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ID: 2367
Upper Intermediate
Making dinner to welcome in the Chinese New Year is no easy feat. The chef needs to prepare at least a dozen dishes, many of which have special significance. In this lesson, a mother and her daughter discuss their Chinese New Year feast and all the essential dishes.
Greg,Vera
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 能干 | nénggàn | capable | |
| 平时 | píngshí | ordinarily | |
| 照顾 | zhàogu | to take care of | |
| 除夕 | Chúxī | Chinese New Year’s Eve |
妈你来帮我看看这个年夜饭的菜单有问题吗
mā 妈nǐ 你lái 来bāng 帮wǒ 我kàn kan 看看zhè ge 这个niányèfàn 年夜饭de 的càidān 菜单yǒu 有wèntí 问题ma 吗
Mom, can you come help me see if there are any problems with the menu for New Year's dinner?
我家妮妮真能干都自己准备年夜饭了
wǒjiā 我家Nīni 妮妮zhēn 真nénggàn 能干dōu 都zìjǐ 自己zhǔnbèi 准备niányèfàn 年夜饭le 了
Our Nini is so capable. You've prepared the entire New Year's dinner yourself.
我想你们平时一直照顾我们除夕就我们来准备吧这样你们和公公婆婆都来我们家吃饭我们一家人多热闹
wǒ 我xiǎng 想nǐmen 你们píngshí 平时yīzhí 一直zhàogu 照顾wǒmen 我们Chúxī 除夕jiù 就wǒmen 我们lái 来zhǔnbèi 准备ba 吧zhèyàng 这样nǐmen 你们hé 和gōnggong 公公pópo 婆婆dōu 都lái 来wǒmen 我们jiā 家chīfàn 吃饭wǒmen 我们yī jiā 一家rén 人duō 多rènao 热闹
I think that you all are always taking care of us. On New Year's Eve, we want to take care of things. This way, you and the in-laws can come to our house to eat. With our family together it will be more lively.
好嗯荤素都有挺丰富的怎么没有黄豆芽啊
hǎo 好ng4 嗯hūn 荤sù 素dōu 都yǒu 有tǐng 挺fēngfù 丰富de 的zěnme 怎么méiyǒu 没有huángdòuyá 黄豆芽ā 啊
Okay! Hmm, you've got both meat and vegetables. It's quite a lot. Why don't you have soybean sprouts?
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