Join Harry in his quest to satisfy his hunger.
Harry: I’m hungry! (Check your connection, refresh the page and try again.Wǒ è le!)
Fatima: What do you want to eat? (Check your connection, refresh the page and try again.Nǐ xiǎng chī shén me?)
Fatima: Here’s some green pasta (Check your connection, refresh the page and try again.yì miàn) with sausages (Check your connection, refresh the page and try again.xiāng cháng).
Harry: I don’t like (Check your connection, refresh the page and try again.Wǒ bù xǐ huān) green pasta or sausages.
Zavi: Ok, here’s fried eggs (Check your connection, refresh the page and try again.jiān dàn) with pink potatoes (Check your connection, refresh the page and try again.tǔ dòu).
Harry: Delicious (Check your connection, refresh the page and try again.Hǎo chī)!
Fatima: Very good (Check your connection, refresh the page and try again.Hěn hǎo).
Harry: Thank you (Check your connection, refresh the page and try again.Xiè xiè) my friends (Check your connection, refresh the page and try again.péng yǒu). Oh, would you like some?
Zavi: There’s nothing left!
Key Mandarin words
| Mandarin | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | hǎo chī | delicious |
| Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | hěn hǎo | very good |
| Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | jiān dàn | fried eggs |
| Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | Nǐ xiǎng chī shén me? | What do you want to eat? |
| Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | tǔ dòu | potatoes |
| Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | Wǒ è le | I’m hungry |
| Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | Wǒ bù xǐ huān | I don’t like |
| Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | xiāng cháng | sausages |
| Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | xiè xiè | thank you |
| Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | yì miàn | pasta |
Did you know?
Sometimes in Mandarin, translations are very literal, eg pasta (Check your connection, refresh the page and try again.yì miàn) translates as 'Italian noodles'.
Other food examples include:
- yoghurt (Check your connection, refresh the page and try again.suān nǎi) translates as 'sour milk'
- doughnut (Check your connection, refresh the page and try again.tián tián quān) translates as 'sweet sweet circle'
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