Daily Life - The Butcher (0143)

Butcher: Hi. What can I get for you?
Gina: I’d like a half a pound of ground beef, please.
Butcher: Good choice! Our ground beef is extra lean, if you know what I mean.
Gina: Could I also have half a dozen pork chops and two pounds of boneless chicken breasts?
Butcher: No, no no no chicken breasts at the moment, but we have some nice chicken thighs.
Gina: No, that won't do. I'll take this smoked ham you have here.
Butcher: Okay, is there anything else?
Gina: Do you have any other cold cuts? Is this salami and bologna you have here?
Butcher: Yes! It's very fine meat! Made it myself...
Gina: Sounds good. Okay, that's it.
Butcher: Wait! We have T-bone, rib eye, and sirloin steaks. They are very fresh! Just came from the slaughter house...
Gina: Mmm... No that's okay, really. I think that's all for today.
Butcher: Okay. That will be thirty-four dollars and fifty cents.

Key Vocabulary

ground beef common noun, non-variable beef that has been put through a grinder
if you know what I mean phrase used to express the listener is aware of something that is assumed to be known
lean Adjective having a low fat content
pork chop common noun, plural a cut of pork in a individual size
chicken breast common noun, plural the meaty breast portion of a chicken
boneless Adjective with the bones removed
chicken thigh common noun, plural the upper leg portion of meat on a chicken
smoked ham common noun, singular a ham which has been seasoned with smoke
cold cuts phrase cold cooked meat, used for sandwiches
salami common noun, non-variable spicy dry sausage
bologna common noun, non-variable wide sausage that is sliced
T-bone common noun, singular a thick piece of beef with a T shaped bone in it
rib eye common noun, singular a tender cut of beef from the outer side of the ri
slaughter house common noun, singular the place where animals are killed for their meat
sirloin common noun, non-variable a piece of beef from lower back of the cow
steak common noun, plural a slice of beef

Supplementary Vocabulary

turkey common noun, non-variable a type of meat from a large bird, similar to chicken
hot dog common noun, singular a type of small sausage
cleaver common noun, singular a type of knife a butcher uses
chopping block common noun, singular the table that a butcher works on
butcher paper common noun, non-variable the waxy paper a butcher uses to wrap meat in