Intermediate - Washing Dishes (C1225)

A: 老公,你洗碗我洗衣服,怎么样?
lǎogōng, nǐ xǐ wǎn wǒ xǐ yīfu, zěnmeyàng?
Dear, you wash the dishes and I’ll wash the clothes. How does that sound?
B: 没问题!
méiwèntí!
Fine!
A: 那么多油,先冲一下再洗。
nàme duō yóu, xiān chōng yīxià zài xǐ.
There’s so much grease. Rinse it a bit before you wash it.
B: 好的。冲好了,给我洗洁精。
hǎo de. chōng hǎo le, gěi wǒ xǐjiéjīng.
OK. It’s rinsed off--give me the detergent.
A: 哎,你干吗用那么多?
ái, nǐ gànmá yòng nàme duō?
Hey, why are you using so much?
B: 这样洗得干净。
zhèyàng xǐ de gānjìng.
You can get it really clean this way.
A: 好吧。我去洗衣服了。你小心点儿,别把碗打碎。
hǎo ba. wǒ qù xǐ yīfu le. nǐ xiǎoxīndiǎnr, bié bǎ wǎn dǎ suì.
Fine. I’m going to wash the clothes. Be careful you don’t break the bowls.
B: 你放心好了!
nǐ fàngxīn hǎo le!
Relax!
A: 怎么回事?没伤到你吧?
zěnmehuíshì? méi shāngdào nǐ ba?
What happened?! You didn’t get hurt, right?
B: 没事儿没事儿,你快去洗衣服吧。
méishìr5 méishìr5, nǐ kuài qù xǐ yīfu ba.
I’m fine, I’m fine. Quick, go wash the clothes.
A: 哎,你怎么搞的。
ái, nǐ zěnmegǎode.
Agh, how did you mess things up so badly?
B: 老婆,我太笨了,以后我洗衣服吧...
lǎopo, wǒ tài bèn le, yǐhòu wǒ xǐ yīfu ba...
Darling, I’m too dumb. In the future, I’ll wash the clothes, OK?

Key Vocabulary

to wash
wǎn bowl
yóu oil
chōng to rinse; to rush
洗洁精 xǐjiéjīng detergent
干净 gānjìng clean
小心点儿 xiǎoxīndiǎnr be careful
[particle]
to beat; to hit
suì broken, smashed; to smash to pieces
放心 fàngxīn to relax; don't worry
怎么回事 zěnmehuíshì what's the matter
伤到 shāngdào to injure
没事儿 méishìr5 it's nothing; no problem
怎么搞的 zěnmegǎode how did things get so messed up
bèn stupid, dumb

Supplementary Vocabulary

家务 jiāwù housework
guō pot; wok
电饭煲 diànfànbāo electric rice cooker
洗碗布 xǐwǎnbù dish cloth
抹布 mābù cloth for washing dishes or wiping counter

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