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
chǎo to fry
tián sweet
xiāng fragrant
cháng to taste
瞎说 xiāshuō to speak nonsense
人人 rénrén everybody
mài to sell
yòng to use
便宜 piányi inexpensive

Supplementary Vocabulary

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