Intermediate - Chinese Baijiu and the Best of the Worst (C1602)

A: 服务员,再来瓶茅台!
fúwùyuán, zài lái píng Máotái!
Server, another bottle of Maotai!
B: 好!
hǎo!
OK!
C: 不不不,等会儿!二毛,咱来瓶别的酒。
bù bù bù, děng huǐr! Er4máo, zán lái píng bié de jiǔ.
No, no, no. Wait a minute. Ermao, let's get a bottle of something else.
A: 别的酒?茅台的味道不好吗?
bié de jiǔ? Máotái de wèidao bù hǎo ma?
Something else? Maotai doesn't taste good?
C: 茅台当然好,国酒嘛。
Máotái dāngrán hǎo, guójiǔ ma.
Of course Maotai tastes good. It's the national liquor.
A: 那就行了。你兄弟我现在有钱,喝得起。
nà jiù xíng le. nǐ xiōngdì wǒ xiànzài yǒuqián, hēdeqǐ.
Well, OK then. I'm your friend and I have the money now. I can afford it.
C: 茅台口感好是好,可是喝起来没感觉。以前咱喝的是啥酒?你还记得不?
Máotái kǒugǎn hǎo shì hǎo, kěshì hē qǐlai méi gǎnjué. yǐqián zán hē de shì shá jiǔ? nǐ hái jìde bù?
Maotai may be delicious, but it doesn't get you drunk. What is it that we used to drink? Do you still remember?
A: 以前喝二锅头呗!
yǐqián hē Er4guōtóu bēi!
We used to drink Erguotou!
C: 对了!五十六度的二锅头,喝起来才爽嘛!
duì le! wǔshí liù dù de Er4guōtóu, hē qǐlai cái shuǎng ma!
That's right! 56% percent alcohol - Erguotou. Now that's satisfying!
A: 对对对!服务员,来两瓶二锅头!
duì duì duì! fúwùyuán, lái liǎng píng Er4guōtóu!
Yeah! Server, two bottles of Erguotou!

Key Vocabulary

píng bottle
茅台 Máotái Maotai
zán we, us
味道 wèidao flavor, smell
国酒 guójiǔ national liquor
ma [emphatic sound]
兄弟 xiōngdi brother
喝得起 hēdeqǐ to be able to afford to drink
口感 kǒugǎn flavor, texture
可是 kěshì really to be
喝起来 hē qǐlai when drinking
没感觉 méi gǎnjué to not have feeling
shá what
记得 jìde to remember
二锅头 Er4guōtóu Erguotou
degree
cái only then
shuǎng refreshing, good-feeling

Supplementary Vocabulary

白酒 báijiǔ Baijiu (Chinese liquor)
国烟 guóyān national cigarettes
中华 Zhōnghuá Chunghwa cigarettes
喝醉 hēzuì to get excessively drunk
领导 lǐngdǎo leader
买得起 mǎideqǐ to able to afford
买不起 mǎibuqǐ to be unable to afford
刺激 cìjī stimulating
带劲儿 dàijìnr energetic, interesting
满足 mǎnzú satisfied
承认 chéngrèn to admit

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