Y: We’re on cooking duty this week on Chinese Studio, Wo shi Y. B: Da jia hao, wo shi B and our first culinary joint venture is almost complete. Y: And there are a few more keywords to digest as well. Here they are.
Keywords of the day Add the veggies 把菜倒进去. How about a little taste? 尝一尝 Keep stirring 不停地翻炒 Chilli pepper 辣椒,Spicy 辣, Let me get the bowls and chopsticks.我来准备碗筷。 All in today’s Chinese Studio
B: The cooking oil, the you, is nice and hot, let’s add the veggies. Y: Run that past me again B, this time in Chinese, you can say 把菜倒进去 B: ba3 cai4 dao4 jin4 qu4. Y: cai4 means vegetables, B: cai4, Y: dao4 jin4 qu4 means to put into the wok, B: dao4 jin4 qu4. Y: ba3 cai4 dao4 jin4 qu4. B: ba3 cai4 dao4 jin4 qu4. Add the veggies.
Conversation 1 A: 油已经热了。 B: 那就把菜倒进去。
B: I’ll throw in the jidan, the eggs too. And how about a little taste? Y: That’s what I love doing too, we call that: chang2 yi4 chang2. B: chang2 yi4 chang2. Y: chang2 means to taste, B: chang2, Y: chang2 yi4 chang2. B: chang2 yi4 chang2. How about a little taste?
Conversation2 A: 菜炒好了吗? B: 尝一尝就知道了。
B: Hey, enough tasting, and keep stirring Y. Y: To stir, remember is不停地翻炒。 B: bu4 ting2 de fan1 chao3, Y: bu4 ting2 de means keep doing something without stop, B: bu4 ting2 de. Y: fan1 chao3 means stir, B: fan1 chao3, Y: bu4 ting2 de fan1 chao3, B: bu4 ting2 de fan1 chao3, keep stirring, And is it spicy enough? Y: Not yet…We need to add some chili pepper, some la4 jiao1. B: la4 jiao1. What’s the word for spicy Y? Y: That’s the way Sichuan food is prepared, very la4, spicy. B: La4, and if it’s too spicy, I guess we can borrow a French expression and say, oh la la! Y: Haha, that’s a creative use of language, not one from the text books.
Conversation 3 A: 好像还不够辣。 B: 那就再放些辣椒,然后不停地翻炒。
B: Those veggies look a million dollars. Where are the bowls? Y: Here they are, the wan3, B: wan3. now everything is ready for having the first Chinese meal made by myself… No need to use your fingers Y, we do have some chopsticks too. Y: Okay, Let me get the bowls and chopsticks: wo3 lai2 zhun3 bei4 wan3 kuai4. B: wo3 lai2 zhun3 bei4 wan3 kuai4. Y: wo3 lai2 means let me do sth, B: wo3 lai2, Y: zhun3 bei4 literally means prepare, B: zhun3 bei4, Y: wan3 is bowl, B: wan3, Y: kuai4 is chopsticks, B: kuai4. Y: wo3 lai2 zhun3 bei4 wan3 kuai4 B: wo3 lai2 zhun3 bei4 wan3 kuai4 Let me get the bowls and chopsticks.
Conversation 4 A: 再坚持一下,马上就开饭了。 B: 好的。我来准备碗筷。
Key words reminder Add the veggies 把菜倒进去. How about a little taste? 尝一尝 Keep stirring 不停地翻炒 Chilli pepper 辣椒,Spicy 辣, Let me get the bowls and chopsticks.我来准备碗筷。 All in today’s Chinese Studio
B: It’s been a long time coming, but finally we can sit down to a scrummie meal of healthy stir-fried veggies. Y. But before the gourmet delight, here’s our question of the day. B: Yes, how do you say, “chilli pepper” in Chinese? Y: Send us an answer to Chinese@crifm.com. Remember, the correct answer and you could win yourself a prize. Mingtian jian. B: Mingtian jian.
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