Chinese Life in English

Unexpected Shenzhen Street Food Bargains

  • chinese hamburger, chinese pork burger
  • claypot beef: thick/θɪk/, meaty soup
  • street vender, vibrant/ˈvaɪbrənt/ street/night market
  • it is so delicious, so much flavors and all the ingredients are fresh as well
  • flaky pastry/ˈpeɪstri/ bread 酥饼, the skin is a little bit dry, crunchy /'krʌntʃi/ bread, very crunchy texture (such as fried fish)
  • coriander/ˌkɔrɪ’ændɚ/
  • meat is tender and juicy 鲜嫩多汁
  • roasted potato, outer layer is crispy/'krɪspi/, a bit salty
  • sweet potato sheet packed/wrapped with other ingredients, tasty inside
  • I wish I have a bigger belly so I can keep on eating

TOP 7 Delicious Chinese Mooncakes You Got to Try

  • mid-autumn/moon festival, the second biggest festival in China
  • mooncake, original classic, nutty mooncake 五仁, just sweet enough for me black sesame/'sɛsəmi/: jet black 乌黑(jet blue 深蓝)
  • red bean paste 豆沙, perfect amount of sweetness just chewy/'tʃui/ enough
  • jujube/ˈdʒuˌdʒub/, dates paste
  • I am not a big fan of durian, very well known for its smell, smelly/'smɛli/
  • way better than the previous one, different flavor and texture/ˈtekstʃər/
  • the flavor is actually pretty mild, not imagined overwhelmingly strong…

All-You-Can-Eat Buffet in Shenzhen China

  • find the cheapest place ever to eat
  • meatball: Braised pork ball in brown/braʊn/ sauce 红烧狮子头
  • chinese pickle, 泡菜,咸菜,榨菜, taste a bit pickle
  • texture is moist/mɔɪst/ not too dry
  • it is flavorless/bland so I put sugar on it
  • it is still good value but the variety nowhere near as good as here.
  • it is very jelly 类似素毛肚的口感
  • tray/treɪ/, holder 托盘

Exploring the Vibrant Chinese Street Food Culture in Our Local Neighbourhood

  • let’s check it out
  • stool/stuːl/ vs chair, stool typicallylacks a backrest and armrests.
  • flat noodle 河粉
  • bean sprout
  • squid tentacle/'tɛntəkl/

Dragon Boat Festival

  • let’s dig in: 深入研究一下
  • yummy/ˈjʌmi/: casual way to express pleasure or satisfaction regarding the taste of food
  • I don’t know how to explain its texture
  • dragon boat festival
  • zongzi: everyone eats them around the dragon boat festival so I have been eating them as well; weird triangle, sticky, meat insdie and wrapped with leaf; sweet one and meat one

Shenzhen Top 5 | Why We Love Living in Shenzhen

  • time to do a top five of why …
  • ebike culture, moving around on a ebike
  • stick around to the end of the video to find out sth we don’t like
  • the spontaneity/ˌspɑːntəˈneɪəti/ and friendiness of all the people: 自发性
  • they don’t care about what they look like while having fun, no self-conscious/ˈkɑːnʃəs/ in any way, without any fear of being judged or shamed or mocked: 不自然的,忸怩的,害羞的
  • you have abundance/əˈbʌndəns/ of restaurants, bars, snack bars

Eat Dinner in Supermarket

  • spicy crispy: 麻辣脆
  • tester/sample: 试吃
  • it is nice and steamy, soft, freshly cooked
  • giant crab, lobster/'lɑbstɚ/
  • look at this feast/fiːst/: 筵席,宴会
  • here is your deluxe/dɪˈlʌks/
  • beef is very thin cut, very well seasoned
  • do you know what reminds me of this? 这个让我想起什么
  • dried cranberry/'kræn’bɛri/ 蔓越莓

Veggie Sausage

  • what that tastes like?
  • made out of/without meat
  • flour or starch/stɑrtʃ/ sausage
  • I gonna have it more often actually

Noodle All You Can Eat

  • You can eat any amount you want
  • celery/'sɛləri/ 芹菜
  • there is a misconception that foreigners don’t like spicy food
  • reddish pickle 粉红
  • square方形, flat/flæt/扁的, round圆的, fat宽的 noodle

Some random eatings

  • the texture is slimy/ˈslaɪmi//(slimier): a moist, soft, and slippery, similar to chewy.
  • dipping sauce: vinegar, soy sauce, onion, garlic, chilli
  • sizzling hot plate/'sizliŋ/ with beef and rice: 铁板牛肉
  • lamb skewer/'skjʊɚ/ 羊肉串

Mountain campus tour

  • tent campus, campus tour
  • today is really misty/ˈmɪsti/(foggy) and we are in the clouds
  • trampoline/'træmpəlin/: 蹦床
  • hermetic sealed meat, you need to pull it open
  • cannot wait to dine/daɪn/
  • diarrhea/ˌdaɪə’riə/ 腹泻, bellyache/'bɛlɪek/ 腹痛
  • sticky candy with caramel/'kærəmɛl/ flavor 焦糖

Dongbei Malatang

  • super good winter food
  • that’s crazy
  • I have never tried it before, today its gonna be the first time, let’s go.
  • quail egg/kweɪl/, little egg
  • peanut sauce 麻酱

Fabric market in GuangZhou

  • We are *on the hunt for some new stuff
  • let’s go and look for that
  • This fabric is soft, super cozy for winter
  • accessory section, they have buttons, beads/biːd/ 珠子, you name it

Why We LOVE China’s CHEAPEST Italian Family Restaurant

  • foreign food Aisa style
  • Japanse family-style chain restaurant
  • the flavor has been changed to suit the local customer
  • it is really a massive bargain
  • we ordered 11 dishes and 4 drinks
  • really moist, wet/wɛt/ and juicy and garlicky/'gɑrlɪki/, salty cheese on top
  • escargot/ˌɛskɑrˈɡo/: (法)食用蜗牛

Chinese fried rice

  • You speak impeccable/ɪmˈpekəbl/ mandarin: in accordance with the highest standards of propriety; faultless
  • how much work is still outstanding(remaining to be paid, done, or dealt with)
  • your support has been outstanding(exceptionally good).
  • the flavor is mind blowing/'bləuiŋ/: overwhelmingly impressive!
  • the flavor is magnificent /mæɡˈnɪfɪsnt/: impressively beautiful or excellent
  • pear/per/

Play bowling in China

  • bowling/'bolɪŋ/, bowling alley/ˈæli/
  • do you have any technique? skill or ability in a particular field
  • This is the new technique/skill I learned
  • unveil/ˌʌnˈveɪl/ the truth

The CRAZY WORLD of Beef Hotpot in China

  • lamb/beef hotpot
  • look, hard work pays off
  • Do you have any recommends, what set meal is good for a family 4 people
  • the meat is too fatty
  • it is a little bit lighter than other hotpots
  • main dish: 主食

outdoor food in shenzhen

  • speciality/ˌspɛʃɪ’æləti/: especially a type of food, which a person or region is famous for making well
  • outdoor restaurant 大排档
  • rice soup 类似粥
  • seafood cake, omelette/'ɑmlət/ style dish with mussels or clams: 煎蛋卷
  • ice cream cone/koʊn/ filled with little chocolate and cookies
  • it is made out of fruit(haw/hɔ/), texture is a little bit hard, chewy/'tʃui/
  • made out of yoghurt/ˈjoɡɚt/ 奶疙瘩
  • this one is not for me
  • giant pancake folded 山东煎饼零食

celebrate the year of the dragon

  • to celebrate the chinese new year
  • cool chinese decoration
  • stick the “fu” character upside down on their doors
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