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Too Many Food Allergies

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ID: 1512 Intermediate
We've all met one of those people that seems to be allergic to everything. Sure, it's not their fault, but that doesn't stop others from being annoyed at the dinner table. In this lesson, learn many sentences patterns related to expressing "allergies," "allergic," and "allergic reaction" in Mandarin Chinese, while also experiencing some fun social tension.
Jenny,John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
螃蟹 pángxiè crab
伯父 bófù father's older brother
一......就...... yī ... jiù ... as soon as...
过敏 guòmǐn to be allergic to, allergy
来晓旭这是螃蟹多吃点儿
lái 来Xiǎoxù 晓旭zhè 这shì 是pángxiè 螃蟹duō 多chī 吃diǎnr 点儿
Over here, Xiao Xu. This is crab, have some.
谢谢伯父不过我不能吃螃蟹我一吃螃蟹就过敏
xièxie 谢谢bófù 伯父bùguò 不过wǒ 我bùnéng 不能chī 吃pángxiè 螃蟹wǒ 我yī 一chī 吃pángxiè 螃蟹jiù 就guòmǐn 过敏
Thanks uncle, but I can't eat crab. If I eat just a little crab, I'll have an allergic reaction.
这样啊那吃鱼吧鱼可是你伯母的拿手菜
zhèyàng 这样a 啊nà 那chī 吃yú 鱼ba 吧yú 鱼kěshì 可是nǐ 你bómǔ 伯母de 的náshǒu cài 拿手菜
Oh really? Then let's have fish. Fish is actually your aunt's speciality.
对不起鱼我也不能吃我对所有的海鲜都过敏
duìbuqǐ 对不起yú 鱼wǒ 我yě 也bùnéng 不能chī 吃wǒ 我duì 对suǒyǒu 所有de 的hǎixiān 海鲜dōu 都guòmǐn 过敏
Sorry, I can't eat fish either. I'm allergic to all seafood.
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