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和奶奶吃点心 Dim Sum with Grandma

P2–P3吃东西 · Food & Shopping
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奶奶:浩然,今天奶奶请你吃点心,你想吃什么?

hào rán jīn tiān nǎi nai qǐng nǐ chī diǎn xīn nǐ xiǎng chī shén me

Grandma: Haoran, Grandma is treating you to dim sum today. What would you like?

浩然:奶奶,我想吃虾饺和烧卖,虾饺最好吃了!

nǎi nai wǒ xiǎng chī xiā jiǎo hé shāo mài xiā jiǎo zuì hǎo chī le

Haoran: Grandma, I'd like har gow and siew mai. Har gow is the yummiest!

奶奶:好,我们再点一笼叉烧包,两个人一起吃。

hǎo wǒ men zài diǎn yì lóng chā shāo bāo liǎng gè rén yì qǐ chī

Grandma: OK, and let's order a basket of char siew buns to share between the two of us.

浩然:奶奶,茶来了,我先帮你倒一杯茶。

nǎi nai chá lái le wǒ xiān bāng nǐ dào yì bēi chá

Haoran: Grandma, the tea's here. Let me pour you a cup first.

奶奶:真乖!别人帮你倒茶时,可以用手指敲敲桌子,表示谢谢。

zhēn guāi bié rén bāng nǐ dào chá shí kě yǐ yòng shǒu zhǐ qiāo qiao zhuō zi biǎo shì xiè xie

Grandma: Good boy! When someone pours tea for you, you can tap the table with your fingers to say thank you.

阿姨:小心,虾饺和烧卖来了,蒸笼很烫哦!

xiǎo xīn xiā jiǎo hé shāo mài lái le zhēng lóng hěn tàng o

waitress: Careful, here are the har gow and siew mai. The steamer baskets are very hot!

浩然:谢谢阿姨!奶奶,你先吃,你是长辈。

xiè xie ā yí nǎi nai nǐ xiān chī nǐ shì zhǎng bèi

Haoran: Thank you, Auntie! Grandma, you eat first. You're the elder.

奶奶:你真有礼貌。烧卖热热的,慢慢吃,别烫到舌头。

nǐ zhēn yǒu lǐ mào shāo mài rè rè de màn man chī bié tàng dào shé tou

Grandma: You're so polite. The siew mai is piping hot, so eat slowly and don't burn your tongue.

浩然:嗯,叉烧包又软又香,我吃得好饱啊!

en chā shāo bāo yòu ruǎn yòu xiāng wǒ chī de hǎo bǎo a

Haoran: Mm, the char siew buns are soft and tasty. I'm so full!

奶奶:吃饱了就好。剩下的我们打包回家吧。

chī bǎo le jiù hǎo shèng xià de wǒ men dǎ bāo huí jiā ba

Grandma: As long as you're full. Let's take the leftovers home.

阿姨:没问题,我帮你们打包,请等一等。

méi wèn tí wǒ bāng nǐ men dǎ bāo qǐng děng yi děng

waitress: No problem, I'll pack it up for you. Please wait a moment.

浩然:好的!谢谢奶奶,今天的点心真好吃!

hǎo de xiè xie nǎi nai jīn tiān de diǎn xīn zhēn hǎo chī

Haoran: OK! Thank you, Grandma. Today's dim sum was really yummy!

About this conversation

Dim Sum with Grandma is a 12-line conversation between 浩然 (Haoran) and 奶奶 (Grandma) and 阿姨 (the waitress), for children at P2–P3 level. Listen to it once, then tap 🎭 to take one part: the app says the other lines and stops when it is your child's turn to speak. Switch on 🙈 Hide my lines to practise without reading.

生词 Words in this conversation

WordPinyinMeaning here
点心diǎnxīndim sum
虾饺xiājiǎohar gow (prawn dumplings)
烧卖shāomàisiew mai (pork dumplings)
倒茶dàocháto pour tea
长辈zhǎngbèian elder (older family member)
有礼貌yǒulǐmàopolite; well-mannered
打包dǎbāoto take away (pack up food)

好用的句子 Useful sentences