B: Dajia hao, hello everyone, perfect your Chinese every day, right here in the Chinese Studio. Wo shi B. Y: wo shi Y. We’re toying with the idea of going vegetarian this week, come and join us, it’s got to be good for your health. B: Firstly, let’s check our key words of the day.
Key words of the day Vegetarian 素食主义者 Are you a vegetarian? 你是素食主义者吗? Uncooked rice 米 Cooked rice 米饭 Carbohydrates 碳水化合物Potatoes 土豆What’s your favourite vegetable? 你最喜欢吃哪种蔬菜? All in today’s Chinese Studio.
B: I’ve never really been much of a vegetarian Y, but I like the idea, what’s the Chinese word? Y: it’s su4 shi2 zhu3 yi4 zhe3, B: su4 shi2 zhu3 yi4 zhe3 Y: su4 shi2 zhu3 yi4, vegetarianism, B: su4 shi2 zhu3 yi4 Y: zhe3 means a person, B: zhe3, Y: su4 shi2 zhu3 yi4 zhe3 B: su4 shi2 zhu3 yi4 zhe3 a vegetarian, Y: And, let me guess, intuition tells me you want to ask, Are you a vegetarian? B: You’re reading my mind again. Y: Here we go , ni3 shi4 su4 shi2 zhu3 yi4 zhe3 ma? B: ni3 shi4 su4 shi2 zhu3 yi4 zhe3 ma? Y: the sentence structure: ni3 shi4 blah blah ma? Means are you someone? B: I see. Y: su4 shi2 zhu3 yi4 zhe3 , a vegetarian, B: su4 shi2 zhu3 yi4 zhe3 Y: ni3 shi4 su4 shi2 zhu3 yi4 zhe3 ma? B: ni3 shi4 su4 shi2 zhu3 yi4 zhe3 ma? Are you a vegetarian?
Conversation 1 A: 你是素食主义者吗? B: 以前是,现在不是了。.
B: Rice is a staple grain in the diet. I never know which word to use, because there are different ones for cooked and uncooked rice. How about a quick lesson Y? Y: What we buy in the market, uncooked rice, is mi3, B: mi3, Y: And when it’s cooked, we call rice mifan B: mi3 fan4. Y: let’s have a quick review: uncooked rice is… B: mi3, Y: and the cooked rice…? B: it’s mi3 fan4. Y: very good.
Conversation 2 A: 这儿还有一些米。 B: 那就做米饭吃吧。
B: Rice provides carbohydrate in the diet, lots of energy. What’s that called Y? Y: this sounds technical: tan4 shui3 hua4 he2 wu4. B: tan4 shui3 hua4 he2 wu4. And potatoes are also a great source of tan4 shui3 hua4 he2 wu4. Y: You mean, tudou. B: tu3 dou4. Y; or you can say: ma3 ling2 shu3, B: ma3 ling2 shu3, potatoes,
Conversation3 A: 什么食物能提供碳水化合物? B: 米饭,土豆都能提供碳水化合物。
B: All this talk of food, and it’s not even dinner time. Too bad, what’s your favourite vegetable anyway Y? Y: Ask me in Chinese, like this: ni3 zui4 xi3 huan1 chi1 na2 zhong3 shu1 cai4? B: ni3 zui4 xi3 huan1 chi1 na2 zhong3 shu1 cai4? Y: ni3 zui4 xi3 huan1 means your favorite, B: ni3 zui4 xi3 huan1, Y: chi1 means eat, B: chi1, Y: na2 zhong3 means which kind, B: na2 zhong3, Y: shu1 cai4 means vegetable, B: shu1 cai4, Y: ni3 zui4 xi3 huan1 chi1 na3 zhong3 shu1 cai4? B: ni3 zui4 xi3 huan1 chi1 na3 zhong3 shu1 cai4? What’s your favorite vegetable?
Conversation 4 A: 你最喜欢吃哪种蔬菜? B: 我最喜欢吃茄子。
B: I feel like a pack horse, we’ve got enough rice and potatoes for an expedition. Let’s get going. But firstly, what’s our question of the day Y? Y: Remind us how to say, “What’s your favourite vegetable?” B: And send your email answer to Chinese@crifm.com. Hurry along and you could win yourself a prize. Mingtian jian. Y: Zai jian.
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