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Is There Garlic in This? I'm Vegan!

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ID: 2898 Elementary
  Are you a vegetarian or perhaps a vegan? Do you struggle to explain yourself in China when ordering food? This lesson will get you ordering like a pro, and teach you different ways to say vegetarian in Chinese. For another video with more ways to say all kinds of vegetarian and vegan, check out Fiona on YouTubehere
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素炒面 sùchǎomiàn vegetarian fried noodles
里头 lǐtou inside
吃素 chīsù to be a vegetarian
当然 dāngrán of course
服务员,这个素炒面里头怎么有葱蒜啊?
fúwùyuán ,zhè ge sù chǎomiàn lǐtou zěnme yǒu cōngsuàn ā ?
Waiter, why is there spring onion and garlic in this vegetarian fried noodles?
你说不吃肉,里头没有肉。
nǐ shuō bù chī ròu ,lǐtou méiyǒu ròu 。
You said you didn't eat meat, there's no meat in it.
我说我吃素,当然是佛教素。
wǒ shuō wǒ chīsù ,dāngrán shì fójiào sù 。
I said I was a vegetarian, of course I meant Buddhist vegetarianism.
葱蒜是荤的吗?我没听说过,那你要换一盘吗?
cōngsuàn shì hūn de ma ?wǒ méi tīngshuō guo ,nà nǐ yào huàn yīpán ma ?
Are spring onion and garlic non-vegetarian? I never heard that before. Do you want me to give you a new one?
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