EP140 谐音 Homophones
EP140 谐音 Homophones
Chinese 101: Is the soup “Fresh” or “Salty”?
Grammar: Rhetorical questions with "难道"
Language Tips:Interesting Chinese Homophones
Song: 《中国话》S.H.E Chinese Language
Dialogue:
A:你做的汤好鲜啊!
Nǐ zuò de tāng hǎo xiān ā !
The soup you made is so delicious!
B:什么?难道我放盐放多了吗?
Shén me?Nán dào wǒ fàng yán fàng duō le ma?
What? Does it mean I’ve put too much salt in it?
A:不,我是说,你做的汤很鲜,不是咸。
Bù,wǒ shì shuō, nǐ zuò de tāng hěn xiān ,bú shì xián 。
No, I was saying, the soup you made taste so delicious, not salty.
Words & Expressions:
【汤】tāng:soup
【鲜】xiān: fresh
【难道】nán dào: does it mean...; surely it doesn’t mean that...
【盐】yán: salt
【咸】xián: salty
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