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ID: 2338 Elementary
Menus in China often come with the aid of pictures, but that doesn't always make it clear what's in a dish. In this lesson, two friends are deciding what they want to eat off of a menu, only to find that things need a bit of clarification.
Wed Dec 11 2013 | Vera, Greg
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
先 xiān first
菜单 càidān menu
菜 cài dish
辣子鸡 làzǐjī spicy deep fried chicken
你先看看菜单吧。
nǐ xiān kàn kan càidān ba 。
You look at the menu first.
嗯。哎，这是什么菜？
ng4 。āi ，zhè shì shénme cài ？
Okay. Hey, what dish is this?
这是辣子鸡。
zhè shì làzǐjī 。
This is spicy deep fried chicken.
辣子鸡里有鸡肉吗？
làzǐjī lǐ yǒu jīròu ma ？
Does spicy deep fried chicken have chicken in it?
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