Intermediate - Varieties of Candy (C1281)

A:  贝贝,你有这么多糖,给阿姨一个好不好?
Bèibei, nǐ yǒu zhème duō táng, gěi āyí yī ge hǎo bu hǎo?
Beibei, you have so much candy. Give some to auntie, okay?
B:  不好。
bù hǎo.
Nope.
A:  那阿姨跟你交换,可以吧?
nà āyí gēn nǐ jiāohuàn, kěyǐ ba?
Then trade with auntie. How's that?
B:  你有什么糖?
nǐ yǒu shénme táng?
What candy do you have?
A:  我有奶糖、水果软糖。
wǒ yǒu nǎitáng、 shuǐguǒ ruǎntáng.
I have toffee and fruit gummies.
B:  你有没有棒棒糖?
nǐ yǒu méiyǒu bàngbàngtáng?
Do you have any lollipops?
A:  没有。但是我有棉花糖,你看。
méiyǒu. dànshì wǒ yǒu miánhuātáng, nǐ kàn.
No, but I do have cotton candy, look.
B:  哇,棉花糖。我要我要!
wā, miánhuātáng. wǒ yào wǒ yào!
Wow, cotton candy! I want, I want!
A:  那你也要给我一个糖。
nà nǐ yě yào gěi wǒ yī ge táng.
Then you have to give me a candy.
B:  你要什么?
nǐ yào shénme?
Which do you want?
A:  那个巧克力,像鸡蛋一样的。
nàge qiǎokèlì, xiàng jīdàn yīyàng de.
That chocolate. The one that looks like an egg.
B:  不行,这个里面有玩具。我不能给你。要么我给你这种。
bùxíng, zhè ge lǐmiàn yǒu wánjù. wǒ bùnéng gěi nǐ. yàome wǒ gěi nǐ zhè zhǒng.
No way, this one has a toy inside. I can't give it to you. I could give you this kind?
A:  这么小,你给我两个怎么样?
zhème xiǎo, nǐ gěi wǒ liǎng ge zěnmeyàng?
It's so little. How about giving me two?
B:  你先给我棉花糖。
nǐ xiān gěi wǒ miánhuātáng.
First, you give me the cotton candy.

Key Vocabulary

tángcandy
好不好hǎo bu hǎois that okay?
交换jiāohuànexchange
奶糖nǎitángtoffee
软糖ruǎntángsoft candy
棒棒糖bàngbàngtánglollipop
棉花糖miánhuātángcotton candy
巧克力qiǎokèlìchocolate
像......一样xiàng ... yīyàngto seem the same
鸡蛋jīdànegg
玩具wánjùtoy
要么yàomehow about
xiānfirst

Supplementary Vocabulary

硬糖yìngtánghard candy
抹茶mǒchágreen tea powder
抹茶糖mǒchátánggreen tea flavored candy
棒子bàngzistick
口香糖kǒuxiāngtángchewing gum
花生糖huāshēngtángpeanut brittle

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