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🇨🇳 Mandarin Chinese · Intermediate Level 3

PART 1 · LESSON 6 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

At the Wok

Bring your father to Master Chen's wok: report that he has never seen tea fried, hear let him try and careful, it's hot, pass on his question about how many years, and report his own forty years of work.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

Master Chen's frying room in the village, the big wok hot, Owen's father with his sleeves rolled up and Owen at his elbow.

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从来 没 见 过。cónglái méi jiàn guohas never seen it, word for word from ever not seen
师父， 我 爸 说 他 从来 没 见 过。shīfu, wǒ bà shuō tā cónglái méi jiàn guoMaster, my dad says he's never seen it.
让 他 试试！ 手 要 快！ràng tā shìshi! shǒu yào kuàiLet him try! Hands must be quick!
让 我 试试！ràng wǒ shìshiLet me try!
很 烫， 小心！ 慢慢 来。hěn tàng, xiǎoxīn! mànmān láiIt's very hot, careful! Take it slowly.
很 烫！ 很 烫！hěn tàng! hěn tàngVery hot! Very hot!
不错！ 比 你 第 一 次 好！búcuò! bǐ nǐ dì yī cì hǎoNot bad! Better than your first time!
炒 了 多少 年。chǎo le duōshao niánfried how many years
他 问 您 炒 了 多少 年。tā wèn nín chǎo le duōshao niánHe asks how many years you've been frying. Politely.
从 十 岁 开始。cóng shí suì kāishǐsince I was ten, word for word from ten years old begin

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