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Vegetarian Eating

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ID: 0175 Newbie
In a country known for its “Beijing Duck”, Inner “Mongolian Hot Pot” and “Pork Dumplings,” should you not be a carnivore, you’ll need to know how to say “vegetarian”–a lot vegetable dishes even have a smattering of meat. In this podcast, we help you learn how to explain in Mandarin Chinese that you don’t eat anything with a face.
Tue Jul 11 2006 | Jenny, Ken
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
吃 chī to eat
东西 dōngxi thing
什么 shénme what
有 yǒu to have
你有什么东西不吃吗？
nǐ yǒu shénme dōngxi bù chī ma ？
Is there anything that you don’t eat?
我不吃肉，我吃素。
wǒ bù chī ròu ，wǒ chī sù 。
I don’t eat meat. I am a vegetarian.
鸡蛋呢？
jīdàn ne ？
What about egg?
鸡蛋可以。
jīdàn kěyǐ 。
Egg is fine.
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