Intermediate - Cold Cucumbers in Sauce (C1636)

A: 我教你做凉拌黄瓜吧!
wǒ jiāo nǐ zuò liángbàn huángguā ba!
I'll teach you how to make cucumber salad with minced garlic.
B: 好啊!
hǎo a!
OK!
A: 先准备材料。两根黄瓜,一瓣儿蒜。
xiān zhǔnbèi cáiliào. liǎng gēn huángguā, yī bànr suàn.
First, prepare the ingredients. Two cucumbers, one clove of garlic.
B: 来,我洗黄瓜!
lái, wǒ xǐ huángguā!
Here, I'll wash the cucumbers!
A: 好。先洗干净,然后切成小块儿。
hǎo. xiān xǐ gānjìng, ránhòu qiē chéng xiǎokuàir.
OK. First, wash it well, and then cut it into small pieces.
B: 这样行吗?
zhèyàng xíng ma?
Is this OK?
A: 可以。不用切太小。再把蒜切成蒜末放上去。
kěyǐ. bùyòng qiē tài xiǎo. zài bǎ suàn qiē chéng suànmò fàng shàngqù.
Yeah. You don't need to cut it too small. Next, mince the garlic and put it on.
B: 嗯。然后呢?
ng4. ránhòu ne?
OK. And then?
A: 放点儿盐,麻油,生抽,醋,白糖和料酒。
fàng diǎnr yán, máyóu, shēngchōu, cù, báitáng hé liàojiǔ.
Add a little salt, sesame oil, thin soy sauce, vinegar, sugar and cooking-wine.
B: 放多少?
fàng duōshao?
How much should I use?
A: 放两小勺盐。其它的少放一点儿。最后拌一下就行了。
fàng liǎng xiǎo sháo yán. qítā de shǎo fàng yīdiǎnr. zuìhòu bàn yīxià jiù xíng le.
Two small spoonfuls of salt, a little less of the rest. At the end, mix it up a bit and it's done.
B: 这么简单!
zhème jiǎndān!
It's so simple!

Key Vocabulary

凉拌 liángbàn cold and mixed
黄瓜 huángguā cucumber
准备 zhǔnbèi to prepare
材料 cáiliào ingredients, materials
gēn [measure word for long slender things]
瓣儿 bànr segment, clove of garlic
suàn garlic
xiān first
然后 ránhòu then
qiē to cut
chéng to become
小块儿 xiǎokuàir small pieces
to take
蒜末 suànmò minced or chopped garlic
放上去 fàng shàngqù to place on
yán salt
麻油 máyóu sesame oil
生抽 shēngchōu thin soy sauce
vinegar
白糖 báitáng white sugar
料酒 liàojiǔ cooking-wine
sháo spoon
bàn to mix
最后 zuìhòu lastly, in the end
其它 qítā other

Supplementary Vocabulary

做菜 zuòcài to cook
一颗蒜 yī kē suàn a head of garlic
酱油 jiàngyóu soy sauce
芝麻 zhīma sesame
萝卜 luóbo radish, turnip
黄酒 huángjiǔ Chinese rice wine

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