day 26a festival dinner
unit 4 · food & eating outa festival dinner
Talk about festival food and customs, and give advice with “since …, then …”.
today’s words
- 既然 jìrán · since, now that
- 甚至 shènzhì · even, so much so that
- 庆祝 qìngzhù · to celebrate
- 热闹 rènao · lively, bustling
- 红包 hóngbāo · red envelope (with money)
- 月饼 yuèbing · mooncake
- 馒头 mántou · steamed bun (plain)
- 干杯 gānbēi · cheers!
- 白酒 báijiǔ · baijiu (Chinese spirit)
- 葡萄酒 pútaojiǔ · wine
sentences
- 既然你喜欢这个味道，就多吃一点儿吧。 · Since you like the taste, have some more.
- 他太忙了，甚至没时间吃饭。 · He’s so busy he doesn’t even have time to eat.
- 春节的时候，街上特别热闹。 · The streets are really lively at Spring Festival.
- 中秋节的时候，大家都吃月饼。 · Everyone eats mooncakes at the Mid-Autumn Festival.
- 孩子们最喜欢收红包。 · Children love getting red envelopes.