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chúfángkitchen
收拾shōushito tidy up
好像hǎoxiàngto seem as if
厨具chújùcooking utensils
餐具cānjùeating utensils
赶紧gǎnjǐnhurriedly
炒菜chǎo càito stir-fry food
guōwok, pot
菜刀càidāoChinese kitchen knife
铲子chǎnzispatula
勺子sháozispoon
[measure word for things with handles]
水果刀shuǐguǒdāofruit knife
qiēto slice
箱子xiāngzibox
碗筷wǎnkuàibowls and chopsticks
调料tiáoliàoseasonings
什么...都没有shénme ... dōu méiyǒuany...at all
要不yàobùhow about
三明治sānmíngzhìsandwich

Supplementary Vocabulary

工具gōngjùtool
餐厅cāntīngrestaurant
早餐zǎocānbreakfast
汤勺tāngsháosoup ladle
胡椒粉hújiāofěnground black pepper
酱油jiàngyóusoy sauce
vinegar

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