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Learning to Cook in Shanghai

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ID: 4023 Elementary
 Have you ever dreamed of travelling somewhere to learn the local cuisine? In today's lesson, they have read an article about a famous chef who specialises in Shanghai cuisine and fancies travelling to the great metropolis to learn that style of cooking. For an elementary Qing Wen all about Question words 都 click here.
Wed Aug 16 2017 | Fiona Tian, Gwilym
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
说 shuō to say
做菜 zuòcài to make food
哪里都 nǎli dōu where
篇 piān measure word for articles
你说你想去上海做什么？
nǐ shuō nǐ xiǎng qù Shànghǎi zuò shénme ？
What did you say you want to go Shanghai to do?
我想去学做菜。
wǒ xiǎng qù xué zuòcài 。
I want to go to learn to cook.
哪里都可以学做菜，为什么要去上海学？
nǎli dōu kěyǐ xué zuòcài ，wèishénme yào qù Shànghǎi xué ？
You can learn to cook anywhere, why do you need to go to Shanghai?
我看了一篇介绍上海名厨的文章，觉得会做上海菜很厉害。
wǒ kàn le yī piān jièshào Shànghǎi míngchú de wénzhāng ，juéde huì zuò Shànghǎi cài hěn lìhai 。
I read an article introducing a famous chef from Shanghai, so I feel that knowing how to make Shanghainese food would be great.
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