Vegetables 蔬菜（2）

B: I've never really been much of a vegetarian Y, but I like the idea, what's the Chinese word?

Y: it's 素食主义者 su4 shi2 zhu3 yi4 zhe3,

B: su4 shi2 zhu3 yi4 zhe3

Y:素食主义 su4 shi2 zhu3 yi4, vegetarianism,

B: su4 shi2 zhu3 yi4

Y:者 zhe3 means a person,

B: zhe3,

Y:素食主义者 su4 shi2 zhu3 yi4 zhe3

B: su4 shi2 zhu3 yi4 zhe3 a vegetarian,

Conversation 1

A:你是素食主义者吗?

B:以前是,现在不是了。

B: Rice is a staple grain in the diet. I never know which word to use, because there are different ones for cooked and uncooked rice. How about a quick lesson Y?

Y: What we buy in the market, uncooked rice, is 米 mi3,

B: mi3,

Y: And when it's cooked, we call rice 米饭 mifan

B: mi3 fan4.

Y: let's have a quick review: uncooked rice is…

B:米 mi3,

Y: and the cooked rice…?

B: i's 米饭 mi3 fan4.

Y: very good.

Conversation 2

A:这儿还有一些米。

B:那就做米饭吃吧。

B: Rice provides carbohydrate in the diet, lots of energy. What's that called Y?

Y: this sounds technical:碳水化合物 tan4 shui3 hua4 he2 wu4.

B: tan4 shui3 hua4 he2 wu4. And potatoes are also a great source of tan4 shui3 hua4 he2 wu4.

Y: You mean,土豆 tudou.

B: tu3 dou4.

Y: or you can say:马铃薯 ma3 ling2 shu3,

B: ma3 ling2 shu3, potatoes,

Conversation3

A:什么食物能提供碳水化合物?

B:米饭,土豆都能提供碳水化合物。

B: All this talk of food, and it’s not even dinner time. Too bad, what’s your favourite vegetable anyway Y?

Y: Ask me in Chinese, like this:你最喜欢吃哪种蔬菜? ni3 zui4 xi3 huan1 chi1 na2 zhong3 shu1 cai4?

B: ni3 zui4 xi3 huan1 chi1 na2 zhong3 shu1 cai4?

Y:你最喜欢 ni3 zui4 xi3 huan1 means your favorite,

B: ni3 zui4 xi3 huan1,

Y:吃 chi1 means eat,

B: chi1,

Y:哪种 na2 zhong3 means which kind,

B: na2 zhong3,

Y:蔬菜 shu1 cai4 means vegetable,

B: shu1 cai4,

Y:你最喜欢吃哪种蔬菜?ni3 zui4 xi3 huan1 chi1 na3 zhong3 shu1 cai4?

B: ni3 zui4 xi3 huan1 chi1 na3 zhong3 shu1 cai4? What’s your favorite vegetable?

Conversation 4

A:你最喜欢吃哪种蔬菜?

B:我最喜欢吃茄子。