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ID: 0173 Pre Intermediate
How and where did “chow main” get its name? “Kung Pao” is a dish and not a (brilliant) film? Someone must have their mouth full of “kuaizi” and not the proper tones. However, not to worry…in this podcast Ken takes off the apron strings and Jenny puts down that ladle for a Mandarin Chinese lesson on cooking.
Thu Jul 06 2006 | Jenny, Ken
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
刚 gāng just
学会 xuéhuì to have learned how to do something
会 huì can
做 zuò to make
我刚学会做宫保鸡丁。
wǒ gāng xuéhuì zuò gōngbǎojīdīng 。
I’ve just learned how to make kung pao chicken.
是吗？怎么做？
shì ma ？zěnme zuò ？
Really? How do you make it?
先切鸡丁，然后炒，最后加花生。
xiān qiē jīdīng ，ránhòu chǎo ，zuìhòu jiā huāshēng 。
First cut the chicken into cubes, then stir fry it, and finally add the peanuts.
听起来很简单。我也试试。
tīng qilai hěn jiǎndān 。wǒ yě shìshi 。
That sounds simple. I’ll give it a try too.
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