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Chinese Vocabulary
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每日特价 may ruh tuh jyah (like 'May' + 'r' + 'tuh' + 'jya' in 'jar')
daily special
noun 氛围 fen-way
atmosphere / ambiance
noun 饮食禁忌 'yin-shirr jeehn-jee'
dietary restrictions; food taboos
noun 周五 jō-woo (like 'Jo' + 'woo', with a rising tone on 'woo')
Friday
noun 开胃菜 kai-way-tsai
appetizer
noun 鱼 yoo
fish
noun 位子 Way-zuh
seat; table (in a restaurant)
noun 酒 jee-oh
alcohol; liquor; wine
noun 酱汁 jee-ang-jur
sauce, gravy
noun 剩菜 shung (rhymes with 'sung') tsai (rhymes with 'sigh')
leftovers (food)
noun 咸味 'Shee-en-way'
savory flavor/salty taste
noun 食材 Sher tsai (like 'sure' + 'sigh')
ingredients (food)
noun 坚果 jee-ang gwaw
nut; tree nut
noun 份量 fen lee-ang
portion size
noun 海鲜 hai-shyen
seafood/shellfish
noun 甜味 'Tee-en-way'
sweet flavor/taste
noun 实验 Shir-yan ('shir' as in shirt, 'yan' as in yacht)
experiment/experimental
noun 早餐 Dzow-tsan (like 'tsao' + 'tsan')
breakfast
noun 墨西哥菜 moh-shee-guh tsai
Mexican cuisine/food
noun 新鲜度 Shin-shyahn-doo
freshness (level)
noun 沙拉 Shah-lah
salad
noun 葡萄酒 poo-tao-jyo (poo as in 'pool', tao as in 'dow', jyo as in 'Joe')
wine (grape alcohol)
noun 摆盘 bye-pahn (like 'buy' then 'pon')
plating/presentation
noun 味道 way-dow (like 'way' then 'dao')
flavor/taste
noun 评论 Ping-loon (like 'ping' pong, 'loon' like moon)
review, comment, critique
noun 羊腿 yahng-tway
lamb shank
noun 意式烩饭 ee-shurr hway-fahn
risotto
noun 晚餐 Wahn tsahn (like 'wahn' as in won, 'tsahn' as in 'tsunami')
dinner, supper
noun 牛排馆 Nyoh-pie gwan (Like 'neo-pie gwahn')
steakhouse
noun 名气 Ming-chee (Like 'ming-chee')
reputation, fame
noun 饮食限制 yin-shirr shyen-jzerr
dietary restrictions
noun 小费 sshee-ow-fay
tip, gratuity (lit. small expense)
noun 税 *Shway* (rhymes with 'way')
tax
noun 口味 koh-way
flavor; taste (of food); personal taste
noun 小事 shyao shur (like 'shao' in 'shout', 'shur' in 'shirt')
trivial things; small matter
noun 伴侣 bahn-lyü
partner
noun 一百四十五块五毛 *Yee-bye s'shwuh kwhy woo-mao*
$145.50
noun 深度伪造 Shern-doo way-tsao (like 'how')
deepfakes
noun 生成式人工智能 Shung-chung shir ren-gong jerr-nung
generative AI
noun 真实性 Jern-shirr-shing
authenticity, truthfulness
noun 挑战 Tee-ow-jahn
challenge
noun 问题 Wun-tee (like 'one T')
Issue; problem; question
noun 过去 gwor chyü (like 'gwar' in 'gargle', 'chu' with an umlaut 'u' sound)
the past; formerly
noun 周一 Joe-yee (Joe like the name, yee like 'e' in 'see')
Monday
noun 旅途 Loo-too (the 'lü' is a tight 'yoo' sound, similar to German 'ü')
trip, journey
noun 流程 lyoh-chung
protocol, process, workflow
noun 电话 Dyen-hwah (Dien-4, Hwa-4)
telephone/phone call
noun 十二 Shurr-err (Sh like 'shop', err like 'er' in 'sister')
twelve
noun 页 Yeah (like the affirmation 'yes', but shorter 'ye')
page
noun 今天 Jeen tee-en
today
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