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包饺子(bāo jiǎozi) – Making Dumplings

Dec. 17, 2014

Chǎo luóbo, chǎo luóbo, qiē qiē qiē, mǒ diǎn yóu, sǎ diǎn yán, huó  diǎn xiàn.
炒       萝卜,炒     萝卜,切  切  切,抹   点    油, 撒  点    盐,和     点    馅。
Stir-fry the carrots, stir-fry the carrots, and chop them up. Then add some oil and salt to make the stuffing.

 

Bāo jiǎozi, bāo jiǎozi, gǎn gǎn pí, gǎn hǎo miànpí zhuāng hǎo xiàn, bāo jiǎozi.
包    饺子,包   饺子,擀   擀   皮,擀  好     面皮     装       好   馅,  包   饺子。
Make dumplings, make dumplings. We roll the dough into the pieces. After that, we put the stuffing in to make the dumplings.

 

Bāo jiǎozi, bāo jiǎozi,  niē niē niē, fàng jìn guōlǐ gài gàizi,  zhǔ jiǎozi.
包    饺子,包   饺子,捏  捏  捏,放    进  锅里  盖  盖子,煮  饺子。
Make dumplings, make dumplings. Pinch them shut then put them into the pot. Close the lid and boil the dumplings.

 

Zhǔ jiǎozi, zhǔ jiǎozi, xiānɡ pēnpēn, duān shànɡ jiǎozi bèi hǎo liào, chī jiǎozi.
煮    饺子,煮  饺子,香     喷喷,     端      上     饺子  备   好   料,吃   饺子。
Boil the dumplings, boil the dumplings. They smell good. Get everything ready to serve the dumplings and enjoy.

 

Vocabulary:

1. 萝卜(luóbo)             n.       carrot

    Wǒ xǐhuan chī luóbo.
    我   喜欢     吃   萝卜。
    What a beautiful pinwheel!

 

2. 饺子(jiǎozi)              n.       dumpling

    Jiǎozi zhēn hǎochī!
    饺子    真     好吃!
    The dumplings are so delicious!

 

3. 切(qiē)                     v.        chop

    Māma zhèngzài qiēcài.
    妈妈     正在       切菜。
    My mother is chopping the vegetables.

 

Quizzes:

1. A ___ grows in the ground.

A. 苹果(píngguǒ)

B. 茄子(qiézi)

C. 萝卜(luóbo)

2. Which of the following is a traditional Chinese food?

A. 饺子(jiǎozi)

B. 牛排(niúpái)

C. 面包(miànbāo)

3. What’s the meaning of “切(qiē)?”

A. boil

B. chop

C. cook

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