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ID: 1136 Elementary
China is a country of diverse eating and drinking habits. In today's podcast, you'll learn how to talk in Mandarin about avoiding foods for religious reasons. If you don't dig on swine, this is the lesson for you.
Fri Apr 10 2009 | Jenny , Ken
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
来 lái to bring
份 fèn portion
排骨 páigǔ spare ribs
清真 Qīngzhēn Muslim
来一份排骨！
lái yī fèn páigǔ ！
I'd like some spare ribs!
对不起，这是清真饭店！
duìbuqǐ ，zhè shì Qīngzhēn fàndiàn ！
Sorry, this is a Muslim restaurant!
那先来一瓶啤酒吧！
nà xiān lái yī píng píjiǔ ba ！
Then, bring me a bottle of beer to start!
没有，我们是回民，不卖酒。
méiyǒu ，wǒmen shì Huímín ，bù mài jiǔ 。
We don't have that. We're Hui people. We don't sell alcohol.
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