Intermediate - Cold Cucumbers in Sauce (C1636)

A: 我教你做凉拌黄瓜吧!
wǒ jiāo nǐ zuò liángbàn huángguā ba!
I'll teach you how to make cucumber salad with minced garlic.
B: 好啊!
hǎo a!
OK!
A: 先准备材料。两根黄瓜,一瓣儿蒜。
xiān zhǔnbèi cáiliào. liǎng gēn huángguā, yī bànr suàn.
First, prepare the ingredients. Two cucumbers, one clove of garlic.
B: 来,我洗黄瓜!
lái, wǒ xǐ huángguā!
Here, I'll wash the cucumbers!
A: 好。先洗干净,然后切成小块儿。
hǎo. xiān xǐ gānjìng, ránhòu qiē chéng xiǎokuàir.
OK. First, wash it well, and then cut it into small pieces.
B: 这样行吗?
zhèyàng xíng ma?
Is this OK?
A: 可以。不用切太小。再把蒜切成蒜末放上去。
kěyǐ. bùyòng qiē tài xiǎo. zài bǎ suàn qiē chéng suànmò fàng shàngqù.
Yeah. You don't need to cut it too small. Next, mince the garlic and put it on.
B: 嗯。然后呢?
ng4. ránhòu ne?
OK. And then?
A: 放点儿盐,麻油,生抽,醋,白糖和料酒。
fàng diǎnr yán, máyóu, shēngchōu, cù, báitáng hé liàojiǔ.
Add a little salt, sesame oil, thin soy sauce, vinegar, sugar and cooking-wine.
B: 放多少?
fàng duōshao?
How much should I use?
A: 放两小勺盐。其它的少放一点儿。最后拌一下就行了。
fàng liǎng xiǎo sháo yán. qítā de shǎo fàng yīdiǎnr. zuìhòu bàn yīxià jiù xíng le.
Two small spoonfuls of salt, a little less of the rest. At the end, mix it up a bit and it's done.
B: 这么简单!
zhème jiǎndān!
It's so simple!

Key Vocabulary

凉拌 liángbàn cold and mixed
黄瓜 huángguā cucumber
准备 zhǔnbèi to prepare
材料 cáiliào ingredients, materials
根 gēn [measure word for long slender things]
瓣儿 bànr segment, clove of garlic
蒜 suàn garlic
先 xiān first
然后 ránhòu then
切 qiē to cut
成 chéng to become
小块儿 xiǎokuàir small pieces
把 bǎ to take
蒜末 suànmò minced or chopped garlic
放上去 fàng shàngqù to place on
盐 yán salt
麻油 máyóu sesame oil
生抽 shēngchōu thin soy sauce
醋 cù vinegar
白糖 báitáng white sugar
料酒 liàojiǔ cooking-wine
勺 sháo spoon
拌 bàn to mix
最后 zuìhòu lastly, in the end
其它 qítā other

Supplementary Vocabulary

做菜 zuòcài to cook
一颗蒜 yī kē suàn a head of garlic
酱油 jiàngyóu soy sauce
芝麻 zhīma sesame
萝卜 luóbo radish, turnip
黄酒 huángjiǔ Chinese rice wine

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