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INTRODUCTION
Damon: Hi everyone, I’m Damon.
Chloe: And I’m Chloe!
Damon: And welcome to Culture Class: Essential Chinese Vocabulary, Lesson 8! In this lesson you'll learn five essential words related to food and drink. These are five common Chinese Food Souvenirs. Hand picked. You can find a complete list of vocabulary at ChineseClass101.com
FIVE KEY VOCABULARY ITEMS
Damon: Chloe, what’s our first word?
Chloe: 茶
Damon: tea
Chloe: (slow) 茶 (regular) 茶
Damon: Listeners, please repeat:
Chloe: 茶
[pause - 5 sec.]
Damon: China is well known for its tea and tea culture since, high quality tea is often sent as a gift.
Damon: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word.
Chloe: (normal) 茶很适合赠送给长辈。
Damon: Tea is a good gift for elders.
Chloe: (slow) 茶很适合赠送给长辈。
Damon: Okay, what’s the next word?
Chloe: 腊肉
Damon: cured meat
Chloe: (slow) 腊肉 (regular) 腊肉
Damon: Listeners, please repeat:
Chloe: 腊肉
[pause - 5 sec.]
Damon: Cured meat is popular in southern China, especially in Cantone, Sichuan, Hunan, and Jiangxi. Generally the meat is cured during the last lunar month so it is called “la rou" in Chinese.
Damon: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word.
Chloe: (normal) 过年可以赠送腊肉。
Damon: You can send cured meat as a Chinese New Year’s gift.
Chloe: (slow) 过年可以赠送腊肉。
Damon: Okay, what’s the next word?
Chloe: 蛋挞
Damon: egg tart
Chloe: (slow) 蛋挞 (regular) 蛋挞
Damon: Listeners, please repeat:
Chloe: 蛋挞
[pause - 5 sec.]
Damon: Egg tart is a popular dessert in mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau. It consists of an outer pastry crust that is filled with egg custard and baked.
Damon: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word.
Chloe: (normal) 蛋挞在香港很受欢迎。
Damon: Egg tart is popular in Hong Kong.
Chloe: (slow) 蛋挞在香港很受欢迎。
Damon: Okay, what’s the next word?
Chloe: 茅台
Damon: Maotai
Chloe: (slow) 茅台 (regular) 茅台
Damon: Listeners, please repeat:
Chloe: 茅台
[pause - 5 sec.]
Damon: Maotai is a Chinese liquor produced in the town of Maotai, Guizhou Province. Maotai is very expensive, so people usually see it as a good gift rather than purely as a drink.
Damon: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word.
Chloe: (normal) 有一种说法很流行:”买茅台的不喝,喝茅台的不买。“
Damon: There is a popular adage: "Those that buy Maotai don’t drink it; those that drink Maotai don’t buy it".
Chloe: (slow) 有一种说法很流行:”买茅台的不喝,喝茅台的不买。“
Damon: Okay, what’s the last word?
Chloe: 月饼
Damon: mooncake
Chloe: (slow) 月饼 (regular) 月饼
Damon: Listeners, please repeat:
Chloe: 月饼
[pause - 5 sec.]
Damon: A mooncake is a bakery product traditionally eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Mooncakes are usually put in nice packaging for purchase, and the better the packaging, the more expensive the mooncake.
Damon: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word.
Chloe: (normal) 月饼象征着团圆。
Damon: The mooncake symbolizes family reunion.
Chloe: (slow) 月饼象征着团圆。
QUIZ
Damon: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the words you just learned? Chloe will give you the Chinese – please say the English meaning out loud! Are you ready?
Chloe: 茶
[pause]Damon: tea
Chloe: 腊肉
[pause]Damon: cured meat
Chloe: 蛋挞
[pause]Damon: egg tart
Chloe: 茅台
[pause]Damon: Maotai
Chloe: 月饼
[pause]Damon: mooncake

Outro

Damon: There you have it – five food souvenirs in China! We have more vocab lists available at ChineseClass101.com, so be sure to check them out. Thanks everybody, see you next time!
Chloe: 再见!

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