Dim Sum Flashcards
rénshān rénhǎi
proverb that
means “too many people”, literally “people
mountain, people ocean”
run up to the table then run up and down
rènào
busy or noisy
This place is renown for being loud down here
I run out of noisy places if I fall down
shíwù
food
she wood go up and down for food
wénqǐlái
to smell, when you smell it
qǐlái - to get up
qǐláil le!
Get up
xiāng
nice smelling, fragrant
zhēn xiāng
smells really nice
this junk smells really nice on the flat table
wénqǐlái zhēn xiāng
When you smell it, it smells nice
jīngzhì
a well made dish
Jean get this jitters and fell off the flat table with this good dish
the jing is just a well made dish when it falls off the flat table
hǎo jīngzhì
extremely well made dish
how jing up and down! just so good!
nǐ kuài gěi wǒ jeièshào yíxìa
introduce to me quickly
you quietly gaüe me the introduction
kǒushǔi
mouth water - saliva
liú kǒushǔi
mouth watering
Leo goes up to the mouth watering dish
wǒde kǒushiǔi dōu liúchūlái le
My mouth is watering
bíejí
take it easy
bet you a jeep you can take it easy up there
júhuāchá
flower tea
the Jews loüe to go up and drink flower tea
Hē kǒu júhuāchá
drink some flower tea
drink mouth tea
è huài le
to be üery hungry
Uh, its broken I am so hungry, I might fall down
fādǒu
to be shaking
When he is shakey, My father lies flat, and eats donuts up and down
nǐde shǒu zài fādǒu
Your hand are shaking
zài + üerb means a continuous tense
mǎnzhuō
the table is full, eüerything on the table
Hey Mon, eüerything on the table goes up and down and belongs to Joe
dàntǎ
egg tart
The egg ta is tasty up and down here
xiājiǎo
shrimp dumplings
the shrimp were shot while jousting up and down in their dumpling suites
niúròwán
beef meatballs
beef meat ball (goes up when it bounces
shèngxià de
the rest
he shunged shoping for the rest of the time - as he fell down
shèngxià de nǐ gàosu wǒ
you tell me the rest
the rest comes first
chāshāobāo
steamed, grilled bun
zhēngjiǎo
steamed dumplings
this junk is jousting with steamed dumplings that go up and down
shāomài
steamed pork dumplings
I shout mightily when I drop my steamed pork dumplings
dòushāobāo
smashed bean bun
doh! i shouted when I saw my shouting steamed bow
mǎtígāo
jelly made from freshwater chestnuts
the mounty gets gout when he eats the jelly
mǎtí
water chestnut
marti grass is water chestnut up here
mǎtí
water chestnut
motti is a water chestnut up here
fúwùshēng
waiter
the food, would fall down and be shunged by the waiter
tūichē
dimsum cart
two ate the dimsum cart
tūi
push
the two ate as they pushed
lā
pull
la la la la, I loüe to pull
chē
cart, car
míngchēng
names
what is the name of ming chung resturaunt up on top of the flat hill?
zhèxiē cài de míngchēng
what is the name of these dishes?
these dished, the name?
yǒng shǒu zhǐ
to point with one’s hand
use hand finger
gǎngshì diǎnxīn
Hong Kong Style dimsum
Iüe going shipping down there, den the sheen was great on the hong kong style dimsum
tèsè
specialty, unique feature
the tuff stuff is really special when it falls down
Wà, zhè jiā cāntīng rénshān rénhǎi, zhēn rènào a! Zhèxiē shíwù wénqǐlái zhēn xiāng, zuòde hǎo jīngzhì a! Nǐ kuài gěi wǒ jièshào yíxià, wǒde kǒushǔi dōu liúchūlái le!
Wow, this restaurant has many people, it’s
really busy! The food smells really nice,
and is very well made! Introduce it to me
quickly, my mouth is almost watering!
Biéjí nǐ yìbiān chī wǒ yìbiān gěi nǐ jièshào ba! Xiān hē hǒu júhuāchá.
Take it easy, you eat and I will introduce
it to you! First have some chrysanthemum
tea.
Wǒ è huài le, nǐ kàn, wǒ ná kàuizi dóu fādǒu le, mǎnzhuō dōu shì wǒ ài de shíwù, nǐ kàn, zhè shì dàntǎ, xiājiǎo, niúròuwán, shèngxià de nǐ lái gàosu wǒ ba!
I’m so hungry, look, my hands are shaking
when I hold chopsticks, everything on this
table is the food that I love, look, these
are egg tarts, shrimp dumplings, meat balls,
tell me about the rest!
Hǎo de, zhè shì chāshāobāo, zhēngjiǎo, shāomài, dòushābāo, mǎtígāo, háiyǒu fèngzhu ā!
Ok, these are steamed grilled meat buns,
steamed dumplings, steamed pork dumplings,
smashed bean buns, water chestnuts jelly and
also phoenix paws.
Zhèlǐ zhēn shè ge hǎo dìfāng, fúwùshēng bǎ cài fàng zài tūichē shàng, tūidào nǐ pángbiān fúwù, jiù suàn nǐ bù zhìdào zhèxiē cà de míngchēng, yòng shǒu zhǐ yě kěyǐ diǎn cài de!
This is a really good place here, the waiters
put the food on the dim sum cart, push it
next to you, and even if you don’t know the
name of the dish, you can use your hand to
point and order it!
Shì, shì, shì, zhè jiù shì gǎngshē diǎnxīn de tèsè!
Yes, yes, yes, this is the specialty of
Hongkong style dim sum!
