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Going to Grandma's to Feast

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ID: 2977 Intermediate
After working on a school project for what seems like ages, and surviving only on instant noodles, two school friends are stuck trying to decide where to eat. One of the friends recommends Grandma's, although this isn't what you might expect. Photo by Michael Coté
Fiona Tian,Gwilym
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
咱们 zánmen we (inclusive of person being addressed)
顿 dùn measure word
呛 qiàng to choke; to feel suffocated (by an odor or gas)
实验室 shíyànshì laboratory
咱们讨论一下晚上去哪里吃饭吧课题做完得找个地方好好吃一顿
zánmen 咱们tǎolùn 讨论yīxià 一下wǎnshang 晚上qù 去nǎli 哪里chīfàn 吃饭ba 吧kètí 课题zuò wán 做完děi 得zhǎo 找gè 个dìfang 地方hǎohāo 好好chī 吃yī 一dùn 顿
Let's discuss where we're going for dinner this evening. After completing this task we should find a place to have a really nice meal.
好啊好啊是该好好吃一顿犒劳一下自己了最近忙得够呛
hǎo a 好啊hǎo a 好啊shì 是gāi 该hǎohāo 好好chī 吃yī 一dùn 顿kàoláo 犒劳yīxià 一下zìjǐ 自己le 了zuìjìn 最近máng 忙de 得gòuqiàng 够呛
Yes! Yes! We really should reward ourselves with a nice meal. Recently we've been terribly busy.
说的对在实验室里窝了一个月整天吃泡面害得我现在满嘴泡面味
shuō 说de 的duì 对zài 在shíyànshì 实验室lǐ 里wō 窝le 了yī ge yuè 一个月zhěngtiān 整天chī 吃pàomiàn 泡面hài 害de 得wǒ 我xiànzài 现在mǎnzuǐ 满嘴pàomiàn 泡面wèi 味
You're right. We've been holed up in the lab for a month, eating instant noodles all day. It's made my entire mouth taste like instant noodles now.
我感觉好久没吃到一顿真正的饭了
wǒ 我gǎnjué 感觉hǎo jiǔ 好久méi 没chī 吃dào 到yī 一dùn 顿zhēnzhèng 真正de 的fàn 饭le 了
It feels like ages since I've eaten a real meal.
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