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🇨🇳 Mandarin Chinese · Beginner Level 2

PART 2 · LESSON 12 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

A Trader Tastes

A tea trader stops at the stall: hear what tea this is, let him have a taste, brew the tea, ask for a moment, hear that it is not bad, and give him a sample.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

It is mid-morning at the tea expo in Hangzhou, and a tea trader with a notebook stops at Lan's table, where Owen stands behind the kettle.

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老板， 这 是 什么 茶？lǎobǎn, zhè shì shénme cháBoss, what tea is this?
龙井 村 的 龙井。lóngjǐng cūn de lóngjǐngLongjing from Longjing village.
闻 一下。wén yíxiàHave a smell.
尝 一下。cháng yíxiàhave a taste, word for word taste a bit
可以 尝 一下 吗？kěyǐ cháng yíxià maCan I have a taste?
当然！dāngránof course
泡 茶！pào chábrew the tea
当然！ 欧文， 泡 茶！dāngrán, ōuwén, pào cháOf course! Owen, brew the tea!
好 的， 请 等 一下。hǎo de, qǐng děng yíxiàAll right, one moment, please.
有 样品 吗？yǒu yàngpǐn mado you have samples

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