Repeat while cooking

If you're like me and don't know how to speak any mandarin (well other than 'ni hao ma' = how are you) then you're in luck! I've compiled some terms (and will add more as I learn more!) that you can practice saying while you cook. Since this is a website mainly devoted to Chinese cooking and movies, these terms will naturally be related to words/characters common in Chinese cooking and movies. Hopefully, this will help with learning a bit of  mandarin (whether it's useful is another story).

*note: the blue words, pin yin, are linked to the MDBG Chinese-English word dictionary (very helpful for hearing how the word is pronounced)

Food/Cooking

green onion = 葱 - cōng​
ginger = 姜 - jiāng
garlic =  蒜 头 - suàn tóu
noodle = 面 - miàn​ ​

soup = 汤 - tāng​

congee = 粥 - zhōu​

shrimp = 虾 - xiā​
pork = 猪 肉 - zhū​ròu

beef = 牛肉 - niú​ròu​

meat =肉 - ròu​

Movies/Entertainment
 
movie = 电影 - diàn​yǐng​