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ID: 0586 Elementary
When your mouth is on fire and the only thing within reach with which to douse the flames is a tiny cup of hot tea, you had better be wise enough to take precautionary measures. In this lesson, learn how to avoid the potentially high cost of mouth skin grafts, and take control of your oral inferno, in Mandarin Chinese. (Recommended follow up lesson: "Thirsty for Water"...)
Tue Jul 24 2007 | Jenny, Ken
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
水煮鱼 shuǐzhǔyú boiled fish
微辣 wēilà a little spicy
中辣 zhōnglà medium spicy
重辣 zhònglà extra spicy
小姐，我要水煮鱼。
xiǎojie ，wǒ yào shuǐzhǔyú 。
Waitress, I want boiled fish.
好的。要微辣， 中辣还是重辣？
hǎo de 。yào wēilà ， zhōnglà háishi zhònglà ？
All right. How spicy do you want it: mild, medium or hot?
什么？
shénme ？
What?
辣的程度不一样。你可以选不太辣、中等辣、或者特别辣。
là de chéngdù bù yīyàng 。nǐ kěyǐ xuǎn bùtài là 、zhōngděng là 、huòzhě tèbié là 。
There are different degrees of spiciness. You can choose not too spicy, medium spicy or extra spicy.
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