In this lesson, I talk about how I went from not knowing a single word of Mandarin to starting a Mandarin learning podcast! Meanwhile, Ah-Ming (阿明) and Xiao-Li (小李) finally sit down at the restaurant to order. But there's a problem...
Dialogue transcript (Chinese characters only)
- L：到了！好餓！
- M：我也是，我們快一點點菜吧！
- L：好，菜單呢？
- M：菜單在這裡！看你想吃什麼...
- L：呃...
- M：怎麼了？
- L：我看不懂...
- M：喔！你看不懂中文字！
- L：對啊，還是看不太懂
- M：那我幫你，來... 這個是「飯」，這邊是「青菜」，然後這邊有「湯」，看你要哪一個
- L：我不知道...
- M：沒關係，還是我幫你點好了
- L：好，謝謝！
- M：不客氣！
Dialogue transcript (w/ pinyin and translation)
- L：到了！好餓！
- L: Dàole! Hǎo è!
- L: We’re here! So hungry!
- M：我也是，我們快一點點菜吧！
- M: Wǒ yěshì, wǒmen kuài yīdiǎn diǎn cài ba!
- M: Me too, let’s hurry up and order!
- L：好，菜單呢？
- L: Hǎo, càidān ne?
- L: Ok, and... the menu?
- M：菜單在這裡！看你想吃什麼...
- M: Càidān zài zhèlǐ! Kàn nǐ xiǎng chī shénme...
- M: Here’s the menu! See what you want to eat.
- L：呃...
- M：怎麼了？
- M: Zěnmele?
- M: Something wrong?
- L：我看不懂...
- L: Wǒ kàn bù dǒng...
- L: I can’t understand this...
- M：喔！你看不懂中文字！
- M: Ō! Nǐ kàn bù dǒng zhōngwén zì!
- M: Oh! You don’t understand Chinese characters!
- L：對啊，還是看不太懂
- L: Duì a, háishì kàn bù tài dǒng
- L: Yeah, I still can’t really understand them.
- M：那我幫你，來...
- M: Nà wǒ bāng nǐ, lái...
- M: Then I’ll help you, come on…
- M: 這個是「飯」，這邊是「青菜」
- M: Zhège shì `fàn', zhè biān shì `qīngcài'
- M: This one is “rice”, this side is “vegetables,” ...
- M: 然後這邊有「湯」，看你要哪一個
- M: Ránhòu zhè biān yǒu `tāng', kàn nǐ yào nǎ yīgè
- M: ...and then this side has “soup." Depends which one you want.
- L：我不知道...
- L: Wǒ bù zhīdào...
- L: I don’t know...
- M：沒關係，還是我幫你點好了
- M: Méiguānxì, háishì wǒ bāng nǐ diǎn hǎole
- M: No problem, how about I just help you order.
- L：好，謝謝！
- L: Hǎo, xièxiè!
- L: Ok, thanks!
- M：不客氣！
- M: Bù kèqì!
- M: Don’t mention it!
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