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@ 21136 Hungry Traveler Halal
A: * 來一份排骨！*
* lái yī fèn páigǔ!*
* I'd like some spare ribs!*
B: * 對不起，這是清真飯店！*
* duìbuqǐ, zhè shì Qīngzhēn fàndiàn!*
* Sorry, this is a Muslim restaurant!*
C: * 那先來一瓶啤酒吧！*
* nà xiān lái yī píng píjiǔ ba!*
* Then, bring me a bottle of beer to start!*
B: * 沒有，我們是回民，不賣酒。*
* méiyǒu, wǒmen shì Huímín, bù mài jiǔ.*
* We don't have that. We're Hui people. We don't sell alcohol.*
A: * 噢，不好意思。*
* ō, bùhǎoyìsi.*
* Oh, sorry.*
B: * 試試我們的牛肉吧！很香！*
* shì shi wǒmen de niúròu ba! hěn xiāng!*
* Why don't you try our beef? It smells great!*
C: * 好。*
* hǎo.*
* OK.*
Key Vocabulary* *
來* lái* to bring
份* fèn* portion
排骨* páigǔ* spare ribs
清真* Qīngzhēn* Muslim
瓶* píng* bottle
啤酒* píjiǔ* beer
回民* Huímín* Hui ethnicity
賣* mài* to sell
酒* jiǔ* alcohol
不好意思* bùhǎoyìsi* embarrassed
試* shì* to try
牛肉* niúròu* beef
香* xiāng* fragrant
Supplementary Vocabulary* *
豬肉* zhūròu* pork
禁忌* jìnjì* taboo
回族* Huízú* Hui ethnicity
白酒* báijiǔ* rice alcohol
葡萄酒* pútao jiǔ* wine
買* mǎi* to buy
餐廳* cāntīng* restaurant
飯館* fànguǎn* restaurant
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