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B: I've never really been much of a vegetarian Y, but I like the idea, what's the Chinese word?
Y: it's 素食主义者 su4 shi2 zhu3 yi4 zhe3,
B: su4 shi2 zhu3 yi4 zhe3
Y: 素食主义 su4 shi2 zhu3 yi4, vegetarianism,
B: su4 shi2 zhu3 yi4
Y: 者 zhe3 means a person,
B: zhe3,
Y: 素食主义者 su4 shi2 zhu3 yi4 zhe3
B: su4 shi2 zhu3 yi4 zhe3  a vegetarian, 

Conversation 1

A: 你是素食主义者吗?
B: 以前是,现在不是了。

B: Rice is a staple grain in the diet. I never know which word to use, because there are different ones for cooked and uncooked rice. How about a quick lesson Y?
Y: What we buy in the market, uncooked rice, is 米 mi3,
B: mi3,
Y: And when it's cooked, we call rice 米饭 mifan
B: mi3  fan4.
Y: let's have a quick review: uncooked rice is…
B: 米 mi3,
Y: and the cooked rice…?
B: i's 米饭 mi3 fan4.
Y: very good.

Conversation 2

A: 这儿还有一些米。
B:  那就做米饭吃吧。

B: Rice provides carbohydrate in the diet, lots of energy. What's that called Y?
Y: this sounds technical: 碳水化合物 tan4 shui3 hua4 he2 wu4.  
B: tan4 shui3 hua4 he2 wu4. And potatoes are also a great source of tan4 shui3 hua4 he2 wu4.
Y: You mean, 土豆 tudou.
B: tu3 dou4.
Y: or you can say: 马铃薯 ma3 ling2 shu3,
B: ma3 ling2 shu3, potatoes,

Conversation3

A: 什么食物能提供碳水化合物?
B: 米饭,土豆都能提供碳水化合物。

B: All this talk of food, and it’s not even dinner time. Too bad, what’s your favourite vegetable anyway Y?
Y: Ask me in Chinese, like this: 你最喜欢吃哪种蔬菜? ni3 zui4 xi3 huan1 chi1 na2 zhong3 shu1 cai4?
B: ni3 zui4 xi3 huan1 chi1 na2 zhong3 shu1 cai4?
Y: 你最喜欢 ni3 zui4 xi3 huan1 means your favorite,
B: ni3 zui4 xi3 huan1,
Y: 吃 chi1 means eat,
B: chi1,
Y: 哪种 na2 zhong3 means which kind,  
B: na2 zhong3,
Y: 蔬菜 shu1 cai4 means vegetable,
B: shu1 cai4,
Y: 你最喜欢吃哪种蔬菜?ni3 zui4 xi3 huan1 chi1 na3 zhong3 shu1 cai4?
B: ni3 zui4 xi3 huan1 chi1 na3 zhong3 shu1 cai4? What’s your favorite vegetable?

Conversation 4

A: 你最喜欢吃哪种蔬菜?
B: 我最喜欢吃茄子。

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