EP106 吃粽子 Rice dumplings

 Chinese 101: Preference of sticky rice dumplings

 

Grammar: Expressing "rather" with "bijiao比较"

 

Language Tips:Chinese Dragon boat festival and “zongzi”

 

Story of the Day:To Undermine One's Own Intentions 南辕北辙

 

Dialogue:

 

A:端午节快到了,我们一起去买粽子吧!

 

duān wǔ jiē kuài dào le,wǒ men yī qǐ qù mǎi zòng zi ba !

 

The dragon boat festival is coming! Let’s go to buy some rice dumplings together!

 

B:好啊!你喜欢什么口味的粽子?

 

hǎo ā!nǐ xǐ huān shí me kǒu wèi de zòng zi ?

 

Sure! Which kind of rice dumplings do you like?

 

A:我喜欢咸粽子!特别是肉粽子!

 

wǒ xǐ huān xián zòng zi !tè bié shì ròu zòng zǐi !

 

I like salty ones, especially those with meat inside!

 

B:我比较喜欢吃甜粽子。

 

wǒ bǐ jiào xǐ huān chī tián zòng zi 。

 

I prefer sweet rice dumplings.

 

Words & expressions:

 

【端午节】duān wǔ jiē: The dragon boat festival

 

【一起】yī qǐ: together

 

【买】mǎi: buy

 

【粽子】zòng zi: sticky rice dumplings 

 

【口味】kǒu wèi: taste

 

【咸】xián: salty, salt

 

【肉】ròu: meat

 

【甜】tián: sweet