In China, everyone loves to eat. But not everyone loves to cook—although, sometimes it’s a necessity; so be prepared to help around the kitchen and show others what a good cook you really are!
In this Podcast, you will learn:
(1) To talk about things to do when preparing a meal
(2) How to offer assistance when helping others cook
Dialogue: Two friends are getting ready to prepare a meal:
A- 杨洋，帮我把盐拿过来。Yángyáng, bāng wǒ bǎ yào ná guòlái.
Yang Yang, can you please pass me the salt?
B- 哦，还要什么？Ó, hái yào shénme?
Okay, what else?
A- 把菜洗了吧。Bǎ cài xǐle ba.
Wash the vegetables
B- 行……洗完了。还干什么？Xíng……xǐ wánliǎo. Hái gànshénme?
Okay, finished. What else?
A- 你把牛肉切了。Nǐ bǎ niúròu qièle.
Please cut the beef
B- 好！Hǎo!
Okay
A- 哎呦，他们来啦！Āi yōu, tāmen lái la!
Oh, they are here
B- 来来，欢迎欢迎！Lái lái, huānyíng huānyíng!
Come on in, welcome!
Chinese words and phrases mentioned in this Podcast:
帮：help
帮我：help me
盐：salt
菜：vegetables
切： cut
牛肉： beef
洗： wash
完：finish
还干什么：What else? (here it means “What else do you want me to do?”)
好：Okay
欢迎：Welcome
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