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Cooking a meal in Chinese

Unit 7 — Wants & food · 36 words · 4 conversations. Every word and phrase below comes from the free lesson you can practice out loud in your browser or in the app.

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Chinese words for cooking a meal

Example conversations in Chinese

Planning dinner

晚饭我们该做什么?
What should we make for dinner?
我们晚饭做意大利面吧。
Let's make pasta for dinner.
想一起做饭吗?
Want to cook together?
好,我们今晚一起做饭吧。
Yes, let's cook tonight.
我们有所有食材吗?
Do we have all the ingredients?
大部分,但缺一种食材。
Most of them, but one ingredient is missing.
我们需要哪种食材?
Which ingredient do we need?
我们需要一个番茄来做酱汁。
We need a tomato for the sauce.
我要不要也做个沙拉?
Should I make a salad too?
是的,晚餐配沙拉正合适。
Yes, salad with dinner is perfect.
好的,我们来做一顿很棒的晚餐吧。
Okay, let's make a great dinner.
我很喜欢一起做晚饭。
I love cooking dinner together.

Preparing in the kitchen

把食材拿到厨房来。
Bring the ingredients to the kitchen.
知道了。厨房乱糟糟的。
Got it. The kitchen is a mess.
把意大利面放进锅里。
Put the pasta in the pot.
大锅还是小锅?
Big pot or the small pot?
用大锅。我来做酱汁。
The big pot. I'll cook the sauce.
酱汁还需要另一种配料吗?
Do you need another ingredient for the sauce?
对,把厨房台面上的那个番茄拿来。
Yes, get the tomato from the kitchen counter.
给你。酱汁还需要什么?
Here. What else does the sauce need?
盐和油。还有两种食材。
Salt and oil. Two more ingredients.
盐拿到了。油在哪儿?
Got the salt. Where's the oil?
在锅旁边。
Next to the pot.
找到了。厨房现在准备好了。
Found it. The kitchen is ready now.

Serving and tasting

晚饭做好了。让我先尝一下。
Dinner is ready. Let me taste it first.
味道怎么样?
How does it taste?
尝起来很好吃。你想尝尝吗?
It tastes great. Want to taste?
好,给我尝一口。
Yes, give me a taste.
我现在该盛晚饭了吗?
Should I serve dinner now?
好的,请上菜吧。我来摆餐具。
Yes, please serve. I'll set the table.
我该给你盛多少?
How much should I serve you?
请给我一小盘。
A small plate, please.
给你。尝尝这份加了奶酪的意大利面。
Here. Taste the pasta with cheese.
哇,奶酪让它尝起来很棒。
Wow, the cheese makes it taste great.
你还想再来点吗?
Do you want more?
好的,请再给我盛一点晚饭。
Yes, please. Serve a little more dinner.

Sharing and finishing

我们一起分着吃最后一块面包吧。
Let's share the last piece of bread.
好,我们一起分着吃吧。
Okay, let's share it.
你吃完晚饭了吗?
Did you finish dinner?
是的。那顿晚餐很棒。
Yes. That was a great dinner.
我很高兴我们一起做了这顿饭。
I'm glad we cooked it together.
我也是。我们下周再做饭吧。
Me too. Let's cook again next week.
好啊,我们每周都一起做饭吧。
Yes, let's cook together every week.
太好了。我来安排下一顿晚餐。
Perfect. I'll plan the next dinner.
也许我们下次可以点外卖。
Maybe we can order food next time.
也许吧,但一起做饭更好。
Maybe, but cooking together is better.
下次我来准备食材。
I'll get the ingredients next time.
太好了。一起吃晚饭最棒了。
Great. Dinner together is the best.

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