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The Doggy Bag
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ID: 0217 Elementary
Oh sure – you come over with a good 6 inches on the average Chinese person, thinking that half-a-foot will make you the leader in FAT (Food Acquisition Tolerance), but that egg you’re eyeing is about to be on your face. They can put it away; you can’t. So either concede culinary conquest, or hide behind that doggy bag. You don’t know how to ask for one in Mandarin? We do. Listen to this podcast to learn how.
Thu Aug 17 2006 | Jenny, Ken
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SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
---|---|---|---|
服务员 | fúwùyuán | waiter | |
这些 | zhèxiē | these | |
打包 | dǎbāo | to put food in a doggy bag | |
汤 | tāng | soup |
服务员,这些打包。
fúwùyuán ,zhèxiē dǎbāo 。
Waiter, please put these in a doggy bag.
好。
hǎo 。
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汤可以打包吗?
tāng kěyǐ dǎbāo ma ?
Can you put the soup in a doggy bag?
没问题。
méiwèntí 。
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