We're excited to announce that 章琦玮 - Zhang Qiwei has just published "Cooking Vocabulary", a new Newbie level Mandarin Chinese lesson, on Language Mentor! 

Lesson Script

Cooking Vocabulary

A:

Food dish or Vegetables
Cai4


B:

A food dish
Yi2 dao4 cai4
一道菜

A:

I would like to eat a food dish.
Wo3 xiang3 chi1 yi2 dao4 cai4.
我想吃一道菜。

B:

Cook
Shao1


A:

Cook a food dish
Shao1cai4
烧菜

B:

I am cooking a food dish.
Wo3 zai4 shao1cai4.
我在烧菜。

A:

Stir fry
Chao3


B:

To stir fry - or - Stir fried food dish
Chao3cai4
炒菜

A:

I like making stir fry.
Wo3 xi3huan1 chao3cai4.
我喜欢炒菜。

B:

Deep fry
Zha2


A:

Fried chicken
Zha2ji1
炸鸡

B:

For lunch - have - fried chicken.
Wu3can1 you3 zha2ji1.
午餐有炸鸡。

A:

Roast or Barbeque
Kao3


B:

Roasted duck
Kao3ya1
烤鸭

A:

You like - eat - roasted duck?
Ni3 xi3huan1 chi1 kao3ya1 ma?
你喜欢吃烤鸭吗?

B:

Steam
Zheng1


A:

Steamed bun
Zheng1 man2tou
蒸馒头

B:

I like eating steamed bun.
Wo3 xi3huan1 chi1 zheng1 man2tou.
我喜欢吃蒸馒头。

A:

Cook or Boil
Zhu3


B:

Cook or boil - food dish
Zhu3cai4
煮菜

A:

I am cooking - food dish.
Wo3 zai4 zhu3cai4.

我在煮菜。 


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