Intermediate - Sweet Roasted Chestnuts (C0832)

A 糖炒栗子!糖炒栗子!
tángchǎolìzi! tángchǎolìzi!
Roasted sweet chestnuts! Roasted sweet chestnuts!
B 甜吗?
tián ma?
Are they sweet?
A 又甜又香。
yòu tián yòu xiāng.
They are sweet and fragrant.
B 我能尝一个吗?
wǒ néng cháng yī ge ma?
Can I taste one?
A 可以。给你。
kěyǐ. gěi nǐ.
You can. Here you go.
B 嗯,是不错。
ng4, shì bùcuò.
Mmm. Not bad.
A 我没瞎说吧?人人吃了都说好。
wǒ méi xiāshuō ba? rénrén chī le dōu shuō hǎo.
I wasn't kidding was I? Everyone who eats them says that they are good.
B 怎么卖?
zěnme mài?
How do you sell them?
A 十五块一斤。
shí wǔ kuài yī jīn.
15 RMB per half kilogram.
B 这么贵?人家都是十块钱一斤。
zhème guì? rénjia dōu shì shí kuài qián yī jīn.
Why so pricey? Everyone else has them for 10 RMB per half kilogram.
A 东西不一样。我用的是最好的栗子,炒得也好。
dōngxi bù yīyàng. wǒ yòng de shì zuì hǎo de lìzi, chǎo de yě hǎo.
They are not the same. I use the best chestnuts, and roast them right.
B 是好吃。但是太贵了。算了。
shì hǎochī. dànshì tài guì le. suàn le.
They are good. But they are too expensive. Forget it.
A 你买多少?
nǐ mǎi duōshǎo?
How much do you want to buy?
B 一斤。
yī jīn.
A half kilogram.
A 好、好、好,给你便宜一块钱。
hǎo, hǎo, hǎo, gěi nǐ piányi yī kuài qián.
Fine, fine, fine. I'll give them to you for one RMB less.

Key Vocabulary

糖炒栗子 tángchǎolìzi sweet roasted chestnuts
栗子 lìzi chestnut
炒 chǎo to fry
甜 tián sweet
香 xiāng fragrant
尝 cháng to taste
瞎说 xiāshuō to speak nonsense
人人 rénrén everybody
卖 mài to sell
用 yòng to use
便宜 piányi inexpensive

Supplementary Vocabulary

煮 zhǔ to boil
蒸 zhēng to steam
炸 zhá to deep-fry
正宗 zhèngzōng authentic
特产 tèchǎn local specialty
路边摊 lùbiāntān seller's stall
炉子 lúzi oven
锅 guō pot