Dialogue
吃清明糕
Eating Qingming Cakes
Chī Qīngmíng gāo
Dialogue 1
A
清明节到了，我们去踏青，顺便买些清明糕吃吧？
Qīngmíng jié dào le, wǒmen qù tàqīng, shùnbian mǎi xiē qīngmíng gāo chī ba？
Qingming Festival is coming, let's go for an outing and buy some Qingming Cakes!
B
好啊！清明糕是清明节的传统食物，象征着对逝者的缅怀。
Hǎo a！Qīngmíng gāo shì qīngmíng jié de chuántǒng shíwù, xiàngzhēngzhe duì shì zhě de miǎnhuái。
Good idea! Qingming Cakes are traditional food for the Qingming Festival and symbolize remembrance of the deceased.
C
是啊，而且清明糕的味道也很好吃，软糯香甜的。
Shì a, érqiě qīngmíng gāo de wèidao yě hěn hǎochī, ruǎn nuò xiāng tián de。
Yes, and Qingming Cakes taste delicious too, they are soft, chewy, and sweet.
A
你喜欢吃什么口味的？艾草的？豆沙的？
Nǐ xǐhuan chī shénme kǒuwèi de？Àicǎo de？Dòushā de？
What flavor do you like? Wormwood? Red bean paste?
B
我都喜欢，尝尝不同的口味也不错。
Wǒ dōu xǐhuan, chángchang bùtóng de kǒuwèi yě bùcuò。
I like both. It's nice to try different flavors.
C
嗯，我们去那家老字号的糕点店看看吧，他们的清明糕很有名。
Èn, wǒmen qù nà jiā lǎozìhào de gāodiǎn diàn kàn kan ba, tāmen de qīngmíng gāo hěn yǒumíng。
Let's go to that time-honored bakery, their Qingming Cakes are famous.
A
好主意！
Hǎo zhǔyì！
Great idea!
B
到了，这家店的清明糕种类真多！
Dào le, zhè jiā diàn de qīngmíng gāo zhǒnglèi zhēn duō！
We're here, there's such a variety of Qingming Cakes!
C
是啊，我们买几个不同的口味尝尝。
Shì a, wǒmen mǎi jǐ ge bùtóng de kǒuwèi chángchang。
Yes, let's buy some different flavors to try.
D
请问，你们这儿的清明糕都是什么馅料的？
Qǐngwèn, nǐmen zhèr de qīngmíng gāo dōu shì shénme xiànliào de？
Excuse me, what are the fillings of your Qingming Cakes?
E
我们有艾草、豆沙、枣泥、玫瑰等多种馅料的清明糕，您想试试哪个？
Wǒmen yǒu àicǎo、dòushā、zǎoní、méiguī děng duō zhǒng xiànliào de qīngmíng gāo, nín xiǎng shìshì nǎ ge？
We have Qingming Cakes with various fillings like wormwood, red bean paste, jujube paste, and rose. Which one would you like to try?
D
艾草和豆沙各来一个吧。
Àicǎo hé dòushā gè lái yīgè ba。
One wormwood and one red bean paste, please.
E
好的，一共是十元。
Hǎo de, yīgòng shì shí yuán。
Sure, that's ten yuan in total.