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🇨🇳 Mandarin Chinese · Beginner Level 3

PART 1 · LESSON 7 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Lunch in the Canteen

Eat lunch in the university canteen with Min-ji and Giulia: suggest eating together, ask where the canteen is, meet a new classmate, ask what a dish is, say you can or can't get used to it, and say that although it's spicy, it's delicious.

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THE STORY

The student canteen at noon, trays sliding along steel counters, steam over the hot dishes, and three classmates with only Chinese between them.

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欧文， 我们 一起 吃 吧！ōuwén, wǒmen yìqǐ chī baOwen, let's eat together!
食堂shítángthe canteen, word for word food hall
好！ 食堂 在 哪里？hǎo, shítáng zài nǎlǐOK! Where's the canteen?
食堂 几 点 开门？shítáng jǐ diǎn kāiménWhat time does the canteen open?
朱莉娅zhūlìyàGiulia
在 那里。 你好， 我 叫 朱莉娅。zài nàlǐ, nǐ hǎo, wǒ jiào zhūlìyàOver there. Hi, I'm Giulia.
什么 菜？shénme càiwhat dish
你好， 朱莉娅！ 这 是 什么 菜？nǐ hǎo, zhūlìyà, zhè shì shénme càiHi, Giulia! What dish is this?
米饭mǐfànrice, cooked, word for word rice meal
米饭 在 哪里？mǐfàn zài nǎlǐWhere's the rice?

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