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Day 91 - Holidays and Food

Today we talk about Thanksgiving and some of the foods we eat, and then talk about the different kinds of food people eat in the different regions of China. We also talk about a couple of other holidays, too.
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Chinese: 爆竹
English: Cracker
Pinyin: Bàozhú
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Chinese：汤圆
English: Tangyuan
Pinyin: Tāngyuán
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Chinese: 火鸡
English: Turkey
Pinyin: Huǒjī.
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Examples:
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昨天（Zuótiān）
[Yesterday]
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今天（Jīntiān）[Today].饺子(Jiǎozi)
[Dumpling]
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春节(Chūnjié)
[Spring Festival]
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中国新年 (Zhōngguó xīnnián)
[Chinese New Year.]
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月亮(Yuèliang)[Moon].我们春节吃什么呢？(Wǒmen chūnjié chī shénme ne?)
[What do we eat at Spring Festival?]
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东, 南, 西, 北, 中 (Dōng,nán, xī,běi, zhōng)
[East, north, west, north, middle]
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东北 ( Dōngběi)
[North east]
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很大 (Hěndà)
[Very big]
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象美国一样 ( Xiàng Měiguó yíyàng)
[Like American]
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在北方，吃饺子。 ( Zài běifāng, chī jiǎozi)
[In the north, we eat dumpings ]
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北方，过年的时候吃饺子。 (Běifāng, guònián de shíhou chī jiǎozi.)
[People in the north eat dumpling during Spring Festival.]
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过感恩节的时候 (Guò Gǎn’ēnjié de shíhou)
[At Thanksgiving]
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过年的时候，北方吃饺子。 (Guònián de shíhou, běifāng chī jiǎozi.)
[At Spring Festival, People eat dumplings in the north.]
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A: 南方吃什么？( Nánfāng chī shénme?)
[What do people eat in the south?]
B: 过年的时候，在南方吃汤圆。 ( Guònián de shíhou, zài nánfāng chī tāngyuán)
[People eat Tangyuan in the South at Spring Festival.]
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A: 在南方吃什么？(Zài nánfāng chī shénme?)
[What do people eat in the south?]
B: 吃汤圆。 ( Chī tāngyuán)
[Tangyuan.]
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过年的时候，南方吃汤圆，北方吃饺子。（Guònián de shíhou, nánfāng chī tāngyuán, běifāng chī jiǎozi.）
[People eat Tangyuan in the south, and eat Dumpling in the north.]
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感恩节的时候，美国人吃火鸡。(Gǎnēnjié de shíhou, Měiguórén chī huǒjī.)
[American people eat Turkey at Thanksgiving]
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A: 感恩节的时候，你们吃什么？(Gǎnēnjié de shíhou, nǐmen chī shénme?)
[What do you eat at Thanksgiving?]
B: 感恩节的时候，我们吃火鸡。(Gǎnēnjié de shíhou, wǒmen chī huǒjī.)
[We eat turkey at Thanksgiving.]
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A: 圣诞节的时候，你们吃什么？(Shèngdànjié de shíhou, nǐmen chī shénme?)
[What do you eat at Christmas?]
B: 圣诞节的时候，我们吃甜饼干。(Shèngdànjié de shíhou, wǒmen chī tián bǐnggān.)
[We eat sweet biscuits at Christmas.]
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A: 谢谢你们，明天见！(Xièxie nǐmen, míngtiān jiàn!)
[Thank you, see you tomorrow!]
B: 明天见！（Míngtiān jiàn!）
[See you tomorrow.]

 

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