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🇨🇳 Mandarin Chinese · Advanced Level 2

PART 3 · LESSON 22 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Morning Tea in Guangzhou

Sit down to morning tea in a Guangzhou teahouse with Cantonese all around: say you don't understand Cantonese, ask for Mandarin, say how many you are and what you came for, order the tea and a basket of shrimp dumplings, and take the other language in your stride.

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THE STORY

A crowded teahouse in Guangzhou at eight in the morning, carts of steaming baskets rolling between the tables, Lan and Owen at a small table by the window.

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粤语。yuèyǔCantonese, word for word the Yue language
对不起， 我 听 不 懂 粤语。duìbuqǐ, wǒ tīng bu dǒng yuèyǔSorry, I don't understand Cantonese.
普通话。pǔtōnghuàMandarin, word for word the common speech
麻烦 您 说 普通话。máfan nín shuō pǔtōnghuàCould you speak Mandarin, please. Politely.
您 会 说 普通话 吗？nín huì shuō pǔtōnghuà maCan you speak Mandarin? Politely.
好， 早上 好！ 几 位？hǎo, zǎoshang hǎo! jǐ wèiAll right, good morning! How many?
早茶。zǎochámorning tea, the Cantonese breakfast of tea and dumplings
两 位。 我们 来 喝 早茶。liǎng wèi, wǒmen lái hē zǎocháTwo. We've come for morning tea.
喝 什么 茶？ 普洱 还是 铁观音？hē shénme chá? pǔ'ěr háishi tiěguānyīnWhich tea? Pu'er or Tieguanyin?
再 来 一 壶 茶。zài lái yì hú cháAnother pot of tea.

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