EP36 川菜 Sichuan Cuisine

 Chinese 101: How to say “sichuan cuisine” and "spicy food"in Chinese

 

Grammar: 自从；越来越；开了/来了；要不要

 

Language Tips: All that related to spicy Sichuan food 

 

Story of The Day: Too Happy to Think of One's Home乐不思蜀 lè bú sī shǔ

 

 

Dialogue:

 

A：附近新开了一家川菜馆，要不要去试试？

 

fù jìn xīn kāi le yī jiā chuān cài guǎn ，yào bú yào yī qǐ qù shì shì ？

 

There’s a new Sichuan cuisine restaurant nearby, do you wanna go and have a try?

 

B：好啊！自从来了中国，我越来越能吃辣了。

 

hǎo a ！zì cóng lái le zhōng guó ，wǒ yuè lái yuè néng chī là le 。

 

Ever since arriving in China, I've been more and more able to eat spicy food.

 

Words & expressions:

 

【附近】fù jìn: nearby

 

【新】xīn: new; newly

 

【开】kāi: open

 

【一家】yī jiā: one family; household; a shop/store space

 

【试】shì: try

 

【川菜】chuān cài: Sichuan Cuisine

 

【馆】guǎn：embassy; legation; consulate；gallery; shops

 

【自从】zì cóng: ever since

 

【越来越】yuè lái yuè: More and more

 

【辣】là: spicy；hot

 

Hosts: Niu Honglin & Sam Duckett & Lincoln 

 

Programme Editor: Wang Xiaoyu

 

Producer: Lu Chang