Intermediate - Tea Tasting (C1169)

A 小姐,要买茶叶吗?进来看看吧。
xiǎojie, yào mǎi cháyè ma? jìnlái kànkan ba.
Would you like to buy some tea, Miss? Please, come in and have a look.
B 有花茶吗?
yǒu huāchá ma?
Do you have flower tea?
A 有有有,有好多种呢。
yǒu, yǒu, yǒu, yǒu hǎo duō zhǒng ne.
Yes! Yes! We have many different kinds.
B 哪种好喝?
nǎ zhǒng hǎohē?
Which kind is tastiest?
A 当然是菊花茶。夏天喝最好了。我给你泡一点儿。
dāngrán shì júhuāchá. xiàtiān hē zuì hǎo le. wǒ gěi nǐ pào yīdiǎnr.
Chrysanthemum tea, of course! It's best to drink it in the summer. I'll brew some for you.
B 嗯,味道不错,挺香的。对了,你们这儿有乌龙茶吗?
ng4, wèidao bùcuò, tǐng xiāng de. duìle, nǐmen zhèr yǒu wūlóngchá ma?
Oh, tasty! It smells really good. Oh, right-- do you have oolong tea?
A 有,顶级乌龙。你喝喝看。
yǒu, dǐngjí wūlóng. nǐ hēhe kàn.
Yes, we have top-grade oolong. Try some.
B 怎么这么苦?
zěnme zhème kǔ?
How come it's so bitter?
A 乌龙茶就是这样的。要不你就买点儿菊花茶?
wūlóngchá jiùshì zhèyàng de. yàobù nǐ jiù mǎi diǎnr júhuāchá ?
That's just how oolong tea is. How about you buy a little chrysanthemum tea?
B 好。我再尝尝。
hǎo. wǒ zài chángchang.
OK. Let me try it again.
A 好,好。我再给你加块儿冰糖。
hǎo, hǎo. wǒ zài gěi nǐ jiā kuàir bīngtáng.
Sure. I'll add another piece of sugar for you.
B 哇,虫子!茶里有虫子!
wā, chóngzi! chá lǐ yǒu chóngzi!
Whoa! A bug! There's a bug in my tea!

Key Vocabulary

茶叶 cháyè tea leaves
花茶 huāchá flower tea
菊花茶 júhuāchá chrysanthemum tea
pào to steep
味道 wèidao flavor
xiāng fragrant
乌龙茶 wūlóngchá oolong
顶级 dǐngjí top-grade
bitter
要不 yàobù how about
cháng to taste
冰糖 bīngtáng crystal sugar
虫子 chóngzi insect

Supplementary Vocabulary

泡脚 pàojiǎo to soak one's feet
泡妞 pàoniū to cruise for chicks
泡面 pàomiàn instant noodles
叶子 yèzi leaves
一片 yī piàn a slice
建议 jiànyì advice
茉莉花茶 mòlihuāchá jasmine tea
普洱茶 pǔěrchá pu'er tea
龙井茶 lóngjǐngchá Longjing tea