Learn about Cantonese food
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Gabriella: Hi everyone, I’m Gabriella. |
| Olivia: And I’m Olivia! |
| Gabriella: And welcome to Culture Class: Essential Cantonese Vocabulary, Lesson 2! In this lesson you'll learn five essential words related to Food and Drink. These are five common Cantonese Foods. Hand picked. You can find a complete list of vocabulary at CantoneseClass101.com |
| FIVE KEY VOCABULARY ITEMS |
| Gabriella: Olivia, what’s our first word? |
| Olivia: 點心 |
| Gabriella: dim sum |
| Olivia: (slow) 點心 (regular) 點心 |
| Gabriella: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Olivia: 點心 |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gabriella: Dim sum refers to a style of Cantonese food prepared as small bite-sized or individual portions of food. The dishes are traditionally served in small steamer baskets or on small plates. |
| Gabriella: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Olivia: (normal) 不如叫多籠點心吖？ |
| Gabriella: How about we order another dim sum? |
| Olivia: (slow) 不如叫多籠點心吖？ |
| Gabriella: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Olivia: 燒味 |
| Gabriella: roasted meat ("siu mei") |
| Olivia: (slow) 燒味 (regular) 燒味 |
| Gabriella: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Olivia: 燒味 |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gabriella: Siu mei is the generic name given to meats roasted on spits over an open fire or a huge wood burning rotisserie oven. It creates a unique, deep barbecue flavor, and the roast is usually covered with a flavorful sauce. |
| Gabriella: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Olivia: (normal) 咁多種燒味之中我最鍾意叉燒。 |
| Gabriella: Among all the roasted meats, barbecue pork is my favorite. |
| Olivia: (slow) 咁多種燒味之中我最鍾意叉燒。 |
| Gabriella: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Olivia: 炒飯 |
| Gabriella: fried rice |
| Olivia: (slow) 炒飯 (regular) 炒飯 |
| Gabriella: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Olivia: 炒飯 |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gabriella: Fried rice is made from steamed rice which is stir-fried in a wok and often mixed with other ingredients, such as eggs, vegetables, and meat. |
| Gabriella: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Olivia: (normal) 我哋每次嚟都會叫楊州炒飯。 |
| Gabriella: We order the Yangzhou fried rice every time we come here. |
| Olivia: (slow) 我哋每次嚟都會叫楊州炒飯。 |
| Gabriella: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Olivia: 雲吞麵 |
| Gabriella: wonton noodles |
| Olivia: (slow) 雲吞麵 (regular) 雲吞麵 |
| Gabriella: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Olivia: 雲吞麵 |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gabriella: A bowl of wonton noodles is usually served in a hot broth with wonton dumplings and garnished with leafy vegetables. |
| Gabriella: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Olivia: (normal) 呢間鋪頭嘅雲吞麵係全香港最出名嘅。 |
| Gabriella: The wonton noodles at this store are the most well-known in Hong Kong. |
| Olivia: (slow) 呢間鋪頭嘅雲吞麵係全香港最出名嘅。 |
| Gabriella: Okay, what’s the last word? |
| Olivia: 蛋撻 |
| Gabriella: egg tart |
| Olivia: (slow) 蛋撻 (regular) 蛋撻 |
| Gabriella: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Olivia: 蛋撻 |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gabriella: An egg tart is a kind of custard pastry found in Portugal, England, Hong Kong, and other Asian countries. It consists of an outer pastry crust that is filled with egg custard and then baked. |
| Gabriella: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Olivia: (normal) 以前港督都食呢度嘅蛋撻㗎！ |
| Gabriella: The Governor used to come here for the egg tarts! |
| Olivia: (slow) 以前港督都食呢度嘅蛋撻㗎！ |
| QUIZ |
| Gabriella: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the words you just learned? Olivia will give you the Cantonese – please say the English meaning out loud! Are you ready? |
| Olivia: 點心 |
| [pause]Gabriella: dim sum |
| Olivia: 燒味 |
| [pause]Gabriella: roasted meat ("siu mei") |
| Olivia: 炒飯 |
| [pause]Gabriella: fried rice |
| Olivia: 雲吞麵 |
| [pause]Gabriella: wonton noodles |
| Olivia: 蛋撻 |
| [pause]Gabriella: egg tart |
Outro |
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| Gabriella: There you have it – five Foods in Hong Kong! We have more vocab lists available at CantoneseClass101.com, so be sure to check them out. Thanks everyone, see you next time! |
| Olivia: 拜拜! |
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