wǔ cān
午餐
chī
shén me
什么
What to Eat for Lunch
xiǎo měi小美lǐ fāng李芳tǎo lùn讨论wǔ cān午餐dexuǎn zé选择yòngbù tóng不同dexíng róng cí形容词láimiáo shù描述shí wù食物kǒu wèi口味

Xiaomei and Li Fang discuss their lunch options and use different adjectives to describe food and flavors.

李芳
xiǎo měi小美zhōng wǔ中午xiǎngchīshén me什么

Xiaomei, what do you want to eat for lunch?

小美
xiǎngchījiǎo zi饺子xiāngxiāngdeháihěnyǒujué jìn嚼劲

I want to eat dumplings—they’re fragrant and chewy.

李芳
tīng qǐ lái听起来bù cuò不错xiǎngchīfān qié番茄jī dàn鸡蛋miànsuān suān tián tián酸酸甜甜dehěnkāi wèi开胃

Sounds good. I want tomato and egg noodles, they’re sweet and sour and really appetizing.

小美
bāo zi包子nesōng sōng ruǎn ruǎn松松软软dehěnhǎo chī好吃

How about steamed buns? They’re soft and fluffy, also very tasty.

李芳
shìalǐ miàn里面dexiàn ér馅儿kě yǐ可以shìxiāndekě yǐ可以shìtiánde

Yes, the filling can be savory or sweet.

小美
xǐ huān喜欢tiándedòu shā xiàn豆沙馅

I like sweet red bean paste filling.

李芳
wǒ men我们jīn tiān今天kě yǐ可以yí bàn一半jiǎo zi饺子yí bàn一半bāo zi包子

Then we can have half dumplings and half buns today.

小美
hǎoazhè yàng这样jiùnéngchīdàoliǎngzhǒngwèi dào味道

Great! That way I can enjoy two flavors.

李芳
wǔ cān午餐yàoduō yàng huà多样化hǎo chī好吃yòuyíng yǎng营养

Lunch should be diverse—both delicious and nutritious.

小美
ńyàoduōchīdiǎnxià wǔ下午cáiyǒulì qì力气shàng kè上课

Right, I’ll eat more so I have energy for class this afternoon!

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