mandarin lesson in hong kong-four famous Chinese cuisines

♦A:你知道中国的四大菜系吗?
Nǐ zhīdào zhōngguó de sì dà càixì ma?
Do you know the four famous Chinese cuisines?
♦B:当然知道了。它们是川菜、鲁菜、粤菜和淮扬菜。
Dāngrán zhīdào le. Tāmen shì chuāncài, lǔ cài, yuècài hé huái yáng cài.
Yes, of course. They are Sichuan, Shandong, Cantonese, and Jiangsu cuisines.
♦A:你最喜欢哪一种?
Nǐ zuì xǐhuan nǎ yī zhǒng?
Which is your favorite?
♦B:我最喜欢川菜。
Wǒ zuì xǐhuan chuāncài.
Sichuan food is my favorite.
♦A:我也是,我喜欢那种火辣的口味。
Wǒ yěshì, wǒ xǐhuan nà zhǒng huǒ là de kǒuwèi.
Me too. I enjoy the hot and spicy flavor.
♦B:太棒了!我们晚饭去吃火锅怎么样?
Tài bàng le! Wǒmen wǎnfàn qù chī huǒguō zěnme yàng?
Great! How about we go for a hotpot dinner?
♦A:好的,这次我请客。
Hǎo de, zhè cì wǒ qǐngkè.
OK. It’s my treat this time.