day 14cooking at home

cooking at home

Cook and talk about food at home: chop, stir-fry, boil, taste, and say how strongly you feel it with 辣得一直喝水.

today’s words

• 炒 chǎo · to stir-fry
• 煮 zhǔ · to boil, cook in water
• 炸 zhá · to deep-fry
• 烧 shāo · to cook, braise; to burn
• 切 qiē · to cut, slice
• 加热 jiārè · to heat up
• 锅 guō · pot, pan, wok
• 叉子 chāzi · fork
• 吸管 xīguǎn · (drinking) straw
• 开水 kāishuǐ · boiled water, boiling water
• 淡 dàn · bland, light; weak (tea)
• 浓 nóng · strong, thick (tea, coffee, smell)
• 臭 chòu · smelly, stinking
• 口味 kǒuwèi · taste, flavour; personal taste
• 美味 měiwèi · delicious; delicious food
• 营养 yíngyǎng · nutrition
• 热量 rèliàng · calories; heat
• 饮食 yǐnshí · food and drink, diet
• 食用 shíyòng · to eat, be edible (formal)
• 豆浆 dòujiāng · soy milk
• 油条 yóutiáo · youtiao (fried dough stick)
• 饼 bǐng · flatbread, pancake, cake
• 点心 diǎnxin · snack, pastry; dim sum
• 咬 yǎo · to bite
• 酸甜苦辣 suāntiánkǔlà · sour, sweet, bitter, spicy; ups and downs

sentences

• 这个菜太辣了，我辣得一直喝开水。 · This dish is so spicy I keep drinking water.
• 他饿得一口就咬了半个饼。 · He was so hungry he bit off half the flatbread in one go.
• 早上我通常喝豆浆、吃油条。 · In the morning I usually have soy milk and fried dough sticks.
• 这种点心很好吃，可是热量太高了。 · These pastries are delicious, but they’re very high in calories.
• 这种水果洗干净以后就可以食用。 · This fruit can be eaten once it’s been washed.