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🇨🇳 Mandarin Chinese · Beginner Level 2

PART 2 · LESSON 19 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Roasting Pits

Spend a night at Old Fang's charcoal pits: ask whether this is charcoal, ask how long the tea roasts, hear ten hours, hear that he roasts and drinks tea at once, and check that nothing is burnt.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

It is night in a long shed in the Wuyi Mountains, and Owen and Lan sit with Old Fang by pits of glowing charcoal under baskets of tea.

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炭火tànhuǒcharcoal fire
这 是 炭火 吗？zhè shì tànhuǒ maIs this charcoal fire?
用 炭火 烤 茶。yòng tànhuǒ kǎo chároast tea over charcoal, word for word use charcoal roast tea
对。 用 炭火 烤 茶。duì, yòng tànhuǒ kǎo cháYes. Tea is roasted over charcoal.
我 来 帮 您。wǒ lái bāng nínLet me help you. Politely.
我 也 要 一 杯。wǒ yě yào yì bēiI'd like a cup too.
要 烤 多 久？yào kǎo duō jiǔHow long does it roast?
十 个 小时。shí ge xiǎoshíten hours
要 烤 十 个 小时。yào kǎo shí ge xiǎoshíIt has to roast ten hours.
昨天 烤 了 十 个 小时。zuótiān kǎo le shí ge xiǎoshíYesterday it roasted ten hours.

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