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Rice First

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ID: 1627 Elementary
Some foreigners think there's a conspiracy to deprive them of enjoying rice with their meal in China. In fact, it's just a Chinese custom which might seem strange to you. Here's a helpful tip: if you want to eat your rice with your meal, you can always ask them to bring out the rice first. Learn to do that in Chinese, with this lesson.
Mon Mar 14 2011 | Dilu, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
还 hái also
菜 cài dishes; food
差不多 chàbuduō more or less
喝 hē to drink
还要什么吗？
hái yào shénme ma ？
Would you like anything else?
三个菜，差不多了。
sān ge cài ，chàbuduō le 。
Three dishes. That's about right.
要喝啤酒吗？
yào hē píjiǔ ma ？
Do you want to drink some beer?
我不想喝。我饿死了。
wǒ bù xiǎng hē 。wǒ è sǐ le 。
No. I'm starving.
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