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@ 20511 Ordering Xiaolongbao
A: * 服務員，小籠包一籠有幾個？*
* fúwùyuán, xiǎolóngbāo yī lóng yǒu jǐ ge?*
* Waiter, how many xiaolong dumplings in a basket?*
B: * 六個。*
* liù ge.*
* Six.*
A: * 給我三籠。*
* gěi wǒ sān lóng.*
* Give me three baskets.*
B: * 肉的還是蟹粉的？*
* ròu de háishi xièfěn de?*
* Meat or crab?*
A: * 兩籠肉，一籠蟹粉。*
* liǎng lóng ròu, yī lóng xièfěn.*
* Two baskets of the meat, one of the crab.*
B: * 給你。湯很燙，小心。*
* gěi nǐ. tāng hěn tàng, xiǎoxīn.*
* Here you go. The soup is very hot, be careful.*
Key Vocabulary* *
服務員* fúwùyuán* waiter
小籠包* xiǎolóngbāo* xiaolong dumpling
給* gěi* to give
肉* ròu* meat
蟹粉* xièfěn* crab filling
湯* tāng* soup
熱* rè* hot
小心* xiǎoxīn* be careful
燙* tàng* hot, scalding
Supplementary Vocabulary* *
小吃* xiǎochī* snack
好吃* hǎochī* tasty
早餐* zǎocān* breakfast
包子* bāozi* steamed stuffed bun
麵包* miànbāo* bread
餃子* jiǎozi* dumplings
餛飩* húntun* won-ton
餡* xiàn* filling, stuffing
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