Learn 10 high-frequency expressions, including food-related words
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| Hi everybody, my name is Wu Rui. |
| Welcome to the 2000 Core Chinese Words and Phrases video series! |
| Each lesson will help you learn new words, practice, and review what you've learned. |
| Ok! Let's get started! First is… |
| WORD 1 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 零食 |
| (língshí) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "snack" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 零食 |
| (SLOW) |
| 零食 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| snack |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 零食时间 |
| (língshí shíjiān) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "snack time" |
| (SLOW) |
| 零食时间 |
| WORD 2 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 夜宵 |
| (yèxiāo) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "midnight snack" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 夜宵 |
| (SLOW) |
| 夜宵 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| midnight snack |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 夜宵要少吃才不会睡不着。 |
| (Yèxiāo yào shǎo chī cái bù huì shuì bu zháo.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Midnight snacks need to be light, so they don't keep you awake." |
| (SLOW) |
| 夜宵要少吃才不会睡不着。 |
| WORD 3 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 饱 |
| (bǎo) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "full" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 饱 |
| (SLOW) |
| 饱 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| full |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 吃到你饱 |
| (chī dào nǐ bǎo) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "eat till you are full" |
| (SLOW) |
| 吃到你饱 |
| WORD 4 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 甜点 |
| (tiándiǎn) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "dessert" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 甜点 |
| (SLOW) |
| 甜点 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| dessert |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 我们每周日晚上都在我家吃蛋糕当做甜点。 |
| (Wǒmen měi zhōurì wǎnshàng dōu zài wǒ jiā chī dàngāo dāngzuò tiándiǎn.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "We eat cake at my house every Sunday night for dessert." |
| (SLOW) |
| 我们每周日晚上都在我家吃蛋糕当做甜点。 |
| WORD 5 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 套餐 |
| (tàocān) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "course meal" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 套餐 |
| (SLOW) |
| 套餐 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| course meal |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 五道菜的套餐 |
| (wǔ dào cài de tàocān) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "five-course meal" |
| (SLOW) |
| 五道菜的套餐 |
| WORD 6 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 自助餐 |
| (zìzhùcān) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "buffet" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 自助餐 |
| (SLOW) |
| 自助餐 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| buffet |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 吃自助餐你可以只拿你想吃的。 |
| (Chī zìzhùcān nǐ kěyǐ zhǐ ná nǐ xiǎng chī de.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "At a buffet, you can pick only what you want to eat." |
| (SLOW) |
| 吃自助餐你可以只拿你想吃的。 |
| WORD 7 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 自助餐 |
| (zìzhùcān) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "all-you-can-eat" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 自助餐 |
| (SLOW) |
| 自助餐 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| all-you-can-eat |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 尽吃的自助餐 |
| (jìnchī de zìzhùcān) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "all-you-can-eat buffet" |
| (SLOW) |
| 尽吃的自助餐 |
| WORD 8 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 坚果 |
| (jiānguǒ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "nut" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 坚果 |
| (SLOW) |
| 坚果 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| nut |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 混合坚果 |
| (hùnhé jiānguǒ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "mixed nuts" |
| (SLOW) |
| 混合坚果 |
| WORD 9 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 花生 |
| (huāshēng) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "peanut" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 花生 |
| (SLOW) |
| 花生 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| peanut |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 很多大人跟孩子都对花生过敏。 |
| (Hěn duō dàrén gēn háizi dōu duì huāshēng guòmǐn.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Many children and adults are allergic to peanuts." |
| (SLOW) |
| 很多大人跟孩子都对花生过敏。 |
| WORD 10 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 腰果 |
| (yāoguǒ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "cashew nut" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 腰果 |
| (SLOW) |
| 腰果 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| cashew nut |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 三个腰果 |
| (sān ge yāoguǒ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "three cashew nuts" |
| (SLOW) |
| 三个腰果 |
| PRACTICE/REVIEW |
| Let's review. Respond to the prompts by speaking aloud. First, you will hear a word or phrase in English. Respond in Chinese, then repeat after me, focusing on pronunciation. |
| Ready? |
| (Do you remember how to say "snack?" Review 1) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 零食 |
| (1) |
| 零食 |
| (And how to say "midnight snack?" Review 2) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 夜宵 |
| (1) |
| 夜宵 |
| (What about "full?" Review 3) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 饱 |
| (1) |
| 饱 |
| (Do you remember how to say "dessert?" Review 4) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 甜点 |
| (1) |
| 甜点 |
| (Let's try "course meal!" Review 5) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 套餐 |
| (1) |
| 套餐 |
| (What about "buffet?" Review 6) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 自助餐 |
| (1) |
| 自助餐 |
| (Now, let's see if you remember how to say "all-you-can-eat!" Review 7) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 自助餐 |
| (1) |
| 自助餐 |
| (Another one! What about "nut?" Review 8) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 坚果 |
| (1) |
| 坚果 |
| (Do you remember how to say "peanut?" Review 9) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 花生 |
| (1) |
| 花生 |
| (And finally, do you remember how to say "cashew nut?" Review 10) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 腰果 |
| (1) |
| 腰果 |
| Well done! |
| See you next time! |
| 再见。(Zàijiàn.) |
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