夜市小吃英文                                               Night Market English

情境介紹 Your friend is visiting Taiwan. Today, you take her to the night market to have a look. She is amazed by the things she has never seen before, especially the food. But, there’s just one problem. She does not speak Chinese and you have to translate the names of foods into English.

You Your friend Wow! There’re so many interesting things here. You don’t have them in your country, do you? You Your friend

You Your friend We don’t. Wow, lots of food here. Yeah. They do look yummy, don’t they? You Your friend

Hey, what’s this? It looks like soup. Oh, that’s 排骨酥湯. Hey, what’s this? It looks like soup.

What??? What do you call it in English? Hmm…it’s called….. What??? What do you call it in English?

Wow! more food here. What about these? Um…. they’re called…??? *︿* Wow! more food here. What about these?

These look like some kinds of ice to me? Oh….. they’re ..….??!!

Don’t you know any of them in English???? I..…, I…. 唉…….. *︹*

It sure is embarrassing, isn’t it? If you don’t want to get yourself into this kind of situation, you must know how to call these kinds of Taiwanese snacks in English. Here are some examples. Can you guess what their names are? 蛋餅 韭菜盒 割包 擔仔麵 刀削麵 生煎包 肉圓 餡餅 蚵仔煎 臭豆腐 豬血糕 糖葫蘆 綿綿冰 楊桃汁 酸梅汁 青草茶 豆花 To The Answers

Cooked Food: 蛋餅 Egg pancake 韭菜盒 Chinese chive dumpling 割包 Steamed sandwich 擔仔麵 Taiwanese noodle soup

刀削麵 Shaved noodles 生煎包 Fried vegetable dumpling 肉圓 Taiwanese meatball 餡餅 Pan-fried meat dumpling

蚵仔煎 Oyster omelet 臭豆腐 Stinky tofu 豬血糕 Pig’s blood cake

Desserts and Drinks 糖葫蘆 Tomatoes on stick 綿綿冰 Mein mein ice 楊桃汁 Star fruit juice

青草茶 Herb juice 酸梅汁 Plum juice 豆花 Tofu pudding

Now do you know how to say the foods in English? I hope you do! If you’re not sure, then take the quiz to see how much you have learned. GO!!!

Quiz: 青草茶 _____________ juice 蚵仔煎 _______________ omelet 豬血糕 Pig’s ___________ _________ 綿綿冰 ___________ ___________ ice 糖葫蘆 _____________ ______ sticks 臭豆腐 _______________ tofu 餡餅 Pan – fried ________ ______________ 擔仔麵 ____________ _______________ soup 刀削麵 _______________ noodles 生煎包 Fried _____________ ____________ Answers

Quiz: 青草茶 Herb juice 蚵仔煎 Oyster omelet 豬血糕 Pig’s blood cake 綿綿冰 Mein mein ice 糖葫蘆 Tomatoes on stick 臭豆腐 Stinky tofu 餡餅 Pan – fried meat dumpling 擔仔麵 Taiwanese noodle soup 刀削麵 Shaved noodles 生煎包 Fried vegetable dumpling