Intermediate - Utensils in the New Kitchen (C1533)

A: 我来看你们的新家啦!看,我买了好多菜。
wǒ lái kàn nǐmen de xīnjiā la! kàn, wǒ mǎi le hǎo duō cài.
I'm here to see your new house! Look, I bought a lot of groceries.
B: 真好,天天在外面吃饭,我都吃腻了。
zhēn hǎo, tiāntiān zài wàimian chīfàn, wǒ dōu chī nì le.
Great. I've been eating out every night and I'm totally sick of it.
A: 所以我来给你们做饭吃啊。
suǒyǐ wǒ lái gěi nǐmen zuòfàn chī a.
So, I came to cook a meal for you guys.
C: 厨房还没收拾,好像没什么厨具和餐具。
chúfáng hái méi shōushi, hǎoxiàng méi shénme chújù hé cānjù.
The kitchen hasn't been tidied up yet. I don't think there's any cooking or eating utensils
B: 不会吧,赶紧去看看。
bùhuì ba, gǎnjǐn qù kàn kan.
No way. Hurry and take a look.
A: 哎,这儿有一个锅,可以炒菜。
āi, zhèr yǒu yī ge guō, kěyǐ chǎo cài.
Hey, there's a wok over here. We could fry some stuff up.
B: 没有菜刀,也没有铲子和勺子。
méiyǒu càidāo, yě méiyǒu chǎnzi hé sháozi.
We don't have a kitchen knife. We don't have a spatula or a spoon either.
C: 我有一把水果刀,可以切菜。
wǒ yǒu yī bǎ shuǐguǒdāo, kěyǐ qiē cài.
I have a fruit knife. It can cut vegetables.
B: 我箱子里有碗筷。
wǒ xiāngzi lǐ yǒu wǎnkuài.
I've got bowls and chopsticks in my box.
A: 可是什么调料都没有,还是没法做。
kěshì shénme tiáoliào dōu méiyǒu, háishì méifǎ zuò.
But we don't have any seasonings at all. We still can't make anything.
B: 要不做三明治吧。你做的三明治也很好吃。
yàobù zuò sānmíngzhì ba. nǐ zuò de sānmíngzhì yě hěn hǎochī.
How about we make sandwiches? You make really good sandwiches too.
A: 行!那谁去买面包?
xíng! nà shéi qù mǎi miànbāo?
OK. Then who'll go buy the bread?

Key Vocabulary

to be tired of
厨房 chúfáng kitchen
收拾 shōushi to tidy up
好像 hǎoxiàng to seem as if
厨具 chújù cooking utensils
餐具 cānjù eating utensils
赶紧 gǎnjǐn hurriedly
炒菜 chǎo cài to stir-fry food
guō wok, pot
菜刀 càidāo Chinese kitchen knife
铲子 chǎnzi spatula
勺子 sháozi spoon
[measure word for things with handles]
水果刀 shuǐguǒdāo fruit knife
qiē to slice
箱子 xiāngzi box
碗筷 wǎnkuài bowls and chopsticks
调料 tiáoliào seasonings
什么...都没有 shénme ... dōu méiyǒu any...at all
要不 yàobù how about
三明治 sānmíngzhì sandwich

Supplementary Vocabulary

工具 gōngjù tool
餐厅 cāntīng restaurant
早餐 zǎocān breakfast
汤勺 tāngsháo soup ladle
胡椒粉 hújiāofěn ground black pepper
酱油 jiàngyóu soy sauce
vinegar

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