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Making Dumplings

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ID: 1083 Intermediate
Ever since Marco Polo brought ravioli to China, the Chinese have loved making dumplings. It's an essential part of celebrating the New Year. In today's podcast, learn how to talk in Chinese about wrapping, boiling and eating these magical little pockets of deliciousness.
Tue Jan 27 2009 | John , Jenny
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
馅儿 xiànr stuffing
皮儿 pír skin or wrapper
边儿 biānr side
包饺子 bāo jiǎozi to wrap dumplings
馅儿调好了，你们俩快来包饺子啊。
xiànr tiáo hǎo le ，nǐmen liǎ kuài lái bāo jiǎozi a 。
The filling is all ready. Quick, you two, come make dumplings!
好，我来擀皮儿吧。
hǎo ，wǒ lái gǎn pír ba 。
OK, I'll roll the wrappers.
我从来没包过，你们要教我啊！
wǒ cónglái méi bāo guo ，nǐmen yào jiāo wǒ a ！
I've never made dumplings. You guys will need to teach me!
没问题。看，先把皮儿摊在手上，然后放馅儿，再把边儿捏紧。
méiwèntí 。kàn ，xiān bǎ pír tān zài shǒu shàng ，ránhòu fàng xiànr ，zài bǎ biānr niē jǐn 。
No problem. Look, first spread out the wrapper on your hand. Then put on the filling, and then pinch the edges tightly.
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