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xiàn jīn nà me dà méi yǒu nà me duō （ líng ） qián le zhè gè zhǎo bù liǎo a hì dà jiā hǎo wǒ shì lā lā huān yíng nǐ gēn wǒ yī qǐ zài shēng huó lǐ xué xí zhōng wén rú guǒ nǐ xū yào yīng wén hé pīn yīn zì mù kě yǐ diǎn jī píng mù shàng fāng zuì jìn wǒ gēn wǒ de fù mǔ zài guǎng xī běi hǎi guò dōng 最近我跟我的父母在广西北海过冬 Recently I've been spending winter in Beihai, Guangxi with my parents jīn tiān wǒ yào gēn wǒ mā ma yī qǐ 今天我要跟我妈妈一起 Today I'm going with my mom qù tàn suǒ yī xià běi hǎi de měi shí 去探索一下北海的美食 to explore the local food in Beihai jīn tiān wǒ yào tiǎo zhàn zhǐ yòng xiàn jīn 今天我要挑战只用现金 Today I'm challenging myself to use only cash bù yòng shǒu jī fù qián 不用手机付钱 no mobile payment zhè shì wǒ suǒ yǒu de xiàn jīn 这是我所有的现金 This is all the cash I have kě néng nǐ zhī dào 可能你知道 Maybe you know dà duō shù zhōng guó rén yǐ jīng bù yòng xiàn jīn le 大多数中国人已经不用现金了 Most Chinese people don't use cash anymore yī gòng 255 kuài qián 一共255块钱 255 yuan in total wǒ gāng zǒu le yī fēn zhōng 我刚走了一分钟 I just walked for one minute dì yī gè tiǎo zhàn jiù lái le 第一个挑战就来了 and the first challenge has arrived wǒ méi yǒu líng qián zuò gōng jiāo chē 我没有零钱坐公交车 I don't have change for the bus gōng jiāo chē shì liǎng kuài 公交车是两块 The bus is 2 yuan duì ， liǎng kuài qián yī gè rén 对，两块钱一个人 Yes, 2 yuan per person dàn shì wǒ méi yǒu líng qián 但是我没有零钱 But I don't have change wǒ zhǐ yǒu 5 kuài qián 我只有5块钱 I only have a 5-yuan bill zhōng guó rén yǐ jīng xí guàn le zhǐ yòng shǒu jī fù qián 中国人已经习惯了只用手机付钱 Chinese people are already accustomed to using only mobile payments dà duō shù rén chū mén bù huì dài qián bāo 大多数人出门不会带钱包 Most people don't carry wallets when they go out yě méi yǒu líng qián 也没有零钱 and don't have change either nà rú guǒ nǐ bù néng yòng shǒu jī fù qián 那如果你不能用手机付钱 So if you can't use mobile payment zhǐ yòng xiàn jīn 只用现金 and only use cash huì bù huì yù dào hěn duō tiǎo zhàn ne ？ 会不会遇到很多挑战呢？ will you encounter many challenges?

gēn zhe wǒ de shì pín 跟着我的视频 Follow my video wǒ men yī qǐ kàn kan ba 我们一起看看吧 and let's find out together zhè lǐ shì běi hǎi zuì lǎo de yī tiáo jiē 这里是北海最老的一条街 This is the oldest street in Beihai yǒu xiē fáng zi kàn qǐ lái hěn pò jiù 有些房子看起来很破旧 Some houses look very dilapidated dàn shì yě hěn yǒu tè sè 但是也很有特色 but they also have a lot of character běi hǎi shì yī gè hǎi biān xiǎo chéng 北海是一个海边小城 Beihai is a small coastal city suǒ yǐ zhè lǐ yǒu hěn duō mài zhēn zhū shì pǐn de shāng diàn 所以这里有很多卖珍珠饰品的商店 so there are many shops selling pearl accessories here zhè gè 129 ， yǒu diǎn guì 这个129，有点贵 This one is 129, a bit expensive nǐ jué de hǎo kàn ma ？ 你觉得好看吗？ Do you think it looks nice?

yī bān bān 一般般 Just so-so yī bān ， yī bān 一般，一般 Average, average zhè gè kě yǐ pián yí （ diǎn ） ma ？ 这个可以便宜（点）吗？ Can this be cheaper?

wǒ men dōu shì míng mǎ shí jià 我们都是明码实价 We all have fixed prices bù dǎ zhé de 不打折的 no discounts zhè gè shì bù néng kǎn jià de 这个是不能砍价的 This one cannot be bargained for bù guò ， jīn tiān wǒ men de mù biāo bù shì mǎi zhēn zhū 不过，今天我们的目标不是买珍珠 However, our goal today is not to buy pearls shì tàn suǒ měi shí 是探索美食 but to explore the food běi hǎi lí yuè nán hěn jìn 北海离越南很近 Beihai is very close to Vietnam suǒ yǐ zhè lǐ yǒu hěn duō yuè nán fēng wèi 所以这里有很多越南风味 so there are many Vietnamese flavors here zhè gè shì là de hái shì bú là ？ 这个是辣的还是不辣？ Is this spicy or not spicy?

bú là de 不辣的 Not spicy dōu shì bú là de 都是不辣的 They are all not spicy 10 yuán sān tiáo 10元三条 10 yuan for three pieces xiàn jīn kě yǐ ma ？ 现金可以吗？ Is cash okay?

kě yǐ 可以 Yes sān tiáo de huà kě yǐ sān gè kǒu wèi ma ？ 三条的话可以三个口味吗？ For three pieces, can I have three flavors?

kě yǐ 可以 Yes hǎo ， nà wǒ yào zhè sān gè kǒu wèi de 好，那我要这三个口味的 Okay, then I want these three flavors rú guǒ yǒu yuè nán de péng you ， qǐng gào su wǒ 如果有越南的朋友，请告诉我 If there are any Vietnamese friends, please tell me zhè kàn qǐ lái shì dì dào de yuè nán xiǎo chī ma ？ 这看起来是地道的越南小吃吗？ Does this look like authentic Vietnamese snacks?

zhè gè shì nuò nuò de 这个是糯糯的 This is glutinous rán hòu yǒu yī diǎn diǎn suān suān de 然后 有一点点酸酸的 and then a little bit sour suān suān de ， xián xián de 酸酸的，咸咸的 Sour, salty lái guǎng xī lǚ yóu ， yī dìng yào cháng chang 来广西旅游，一定要尝尝 When traveling to Guangxi, you must try zhè zhǒng xiǎo chī ， jiào suān yě 这种小吃，叫酸野 this kind of snack, called "Suan Ye" (pickled fruits) nǐ hǎo ！ zhè gè shì …… 你好！这个是…… Hello! This is...

yǒu shén me kǒu wèi de ？ 有什么口味的？ What flavors are there?

yǒu suān de ， yǒu tián de 有酸的，有甜的 There are sour ones, sweet ones suān de hé tián de 酸的和甜的 Sour and sweet là de yě kě yǐ a 辣的也可以啊 Spicy is also possible wǒ yào yī diǎn xíng ma ？ 我要一点行吗？ Can I have a little?

kě yǐ a ， nǐ zì jǐ xuǎn 可以啊，你自己选 Sure, you choose yourself wǒ bāng nǐ xuǎn yě kě yǐ de 我帮你选也可以的 I can help you choose too hěn duō zhōng guó rén chī bù guàn zhè zhǒng shuǐ guǒ 很多中国人吃不惯这种水果 Many Chinese people aren't used to eating this kind of fruit yīn wèi tā men jué de 因为他们觉得 because they think zài shuǐ guǒ lǐ jiā yán huò zhě là jiāo fěn 在水果里加盐或者辣椒粉 adding salt or chili powder to fruit shì yǒu diǎn qí guài de 是有点奇怪的 is a bit strange nǐ men jué de qí guài ma ？ 你们觉得奇怪吗？ Do you find it strange?

yáng táo ， yáng táo kě yǐ ma ？ 杨桃，杨桃可以吗？ Starfruit, can I have starfruit?

fàng lǐ miàn 放里面 Put it in yáng táo kě yǐ gēn （ tā men ） fàng zài yī qǐ ma ？ 杨桃可以跟（它们）放在一起吗？ Can starfruit be mixed with them?

yào bō luó ma ？ 要菠萝吗？ Do you want pineapple?

bō luó bù yào le ba 菠萝不要了吧 No pineapple yào yī diǎn diǎn yáng táo 要一点点杨桃 Just a little starfruit zài lái yī gè ba 再来一个吧 One more zài lái yī gè a 再来一个啊 One more hǎo ， xíng 好，行 Okay, alright kě yǐ le 可以了 That's enough zhè gè wǒ yào suān de ， yī diǎn diǎn là 这个我要酸的，一点点辣 For this I want sour, a little spicy zhè gè ？ 这个？ This one?

bù shì 不是 No wǒ shì shuō nà gè wèi dao 我是说那个味道 I mean the flavor 15 kuài 15块 15 yuan xiàn jīn nà me dà 现金那么大 Such large cash bills méi yǒu nà me duō （ líng ） qián le 没有那么多（零）钱了 Don't have that much (change) money zhè gè zhǎo bù liǎo a 这个找不了啊 Can't make change for this nà wǒ qù mǎi yī gè bié de dōng xī 那我去买一个别的东西 Then I'll go buy something else huàn líng qián gěi nǐ xíng ma ？ 换零钱给你行吗？ to get change for you, okay?

yīn wèi wǒ zhǐ yǒu 10 kuài de hé 100 de 因为我只有10块的和100的 Because I only have 10s and 100s méi yǒu líng qián le a 没有零钱了啊 No change left tā zài zhǎo rén bāng wǒ huàn qián 他在找人帮我换钱 He's finding someone to help me change money tā men shuō fāng yán de shí hou 他们说方言的时候 When they speak dialect wǒ wán quán tīng bù dǒng 我完全听不懂 I don't understand at all kě néng nǐ men fā xiàn le 可能你们发现了 Maybe you've noticed zhè lǐ de rén pǔ tōng huà hěn bù biāo zhǔn 这里的人普通话很不标准 The people here speak Mandarin very non-standardly kǒu yīn hěn zhòng 口音很重 with a heavy accent yǒu shí hou wǒ yě zhǐ néng tīng dǒng yī bù fen 有时候我也只能听懂一部分 Sometimes I can only understand part of it rán hòu gēn jù shàng xià wén ， cāi tā men shuō le shén me 然后根据上下文，猜他们说了什么 and then guess what they said based on context 15 duì ba 15对吧 15, right?

xiè xie 谢谢 Thank you méi yǒu líng qián hái shì bǐ jiào má fan de 没有零钱还是比较麻烦的 Not having change is still quite troublesome hā hā hā duì 哈哈哈对 Hahaha, right bù tài là 不太辣 Not too spicy bú là 不辣 Not spicy yǒu yī diǎn diǎn 有一点点 A little bit yǒu diǎn xián ma ？ 有点咸吗？ A bit salty?

yǒu yī diǎn 有一点 A little yǒu yī diǎn xián ， yǒu yī diǎn diǎn là 有一点咸，有一点点辣 A little salty, a little bit spicy rán hòu yǒu diǎn suān ， yǒu yī diǎn tián 然后有点酸，有一点甜 Then a bit sour, a bit sweet duì ， zhè gè hái kě yǐ 对，这个还可以 Yes, this is okay rú guǒ nǐ méi yǒu zú gòu duō de líng qián 如果你没有足够多的零钱 If you don't have enough change mǎi dōng xī hái shì bù tài fāng biàn de 买东西还是不太方便的 shopping is still not very convenient yīn wèi shāng jiā yě méi yǒu líng qián zhǎo gěi nǐ 因为商家也没有零钱找给你 Because the merchants also don't have change to give you suǒ yǐ wǒ mǎi kā fēi de shí hou 所以我买咖啡的时候 So when I bought coffee zhǐ néng mǎi jià gé shì zhěng shù de kā fēi 只能买价格是整数的咖啡 I could only buy coffee with a round number price wǒ fù xiàn jīn kě yǐ ma ？ 我付现金可以吗？ Can I pay with cash?

méi yǒu （ líng qián ） zhǎo 没有（零钱）找 No change ò kě néng zhǎo bù liǎo 哦可能找不了 Oh, probably can't make change rú guǒ nǐ yǒu líng qián de huà ， kě yǐ 如果你有零钱的话，可以 If you have change, then yes nà wǒ kàn yī xià 那我看一下 Then let me see wǒ yào 我要 I want wǒ zhǐ yǒu 30 ， 40 我只有30，40 I only have 30, 40 zhè gè yàn mài nǎi tiě shì 30 zhěng de duì ba ？ 这个燕麦拿铁是30整的对吧？ This oat milk latte is exactly 30, right?

hǎi yán jiāo táng bīng zhèn yàn mài nà gè shì de 海盐焦糖冰镇燕麦那个是的 The sea salt caramel iced oat one is hǎi yán jiāo táng bīng zhèn yàn mài 海盐焦糖冰镇燕麦 Sea salt caramel iced oat dàn shì wǒ xiǎng yào rè de kā fēi 但是我想要热的咖啡 But I want hot coffee nà gè yě kě yǐ zuò rè de 那个也可以做热的 That one can also be made hot ò ， zhè gè kě yǐ zuò rè de shì ba 哦，这个可以做热的是吧 Oh, this can be made hot, right?

kě yǐ zuò rè de 可以做热的 Can be made hot nǐ fàng xīn 你放心 Don't worry nà gè bù huì tài tián 那个不会太甜 That one won't be too sweet gěi nǐ zuò jiǎn táng de 给你做减糖的 I'll make it with reduced sugar for you xíng xíng 行行 Okay okay nà nǐ jiù gěi wǒ zuò jiǎn táng de 那你就给我做减糖的 Then make it with reduced sugar for me wǒ bù xǐ huān hěn tián de yǐn liào 我不喜欢很甜的饮料 I don't like very sweet drinks dàn shì zhǐ yǒu nà yī zhǒng kā fēi de jià gé shì zhěng shù 但是只有那一种咖啡的价格是整数 But only that one type of coffee has a round number price suǒ yǐ rú guǒ nǐ yào yòng xiàn jīn 所以如果你要用现金 So if you want to use cash yī dìng yào duō zhǔn bèi yī xiē líng qián 一定要多准备一些零钱 you must prepare more change wǒ qù mǎi nǎi chá de shí hou yě yǒu yī xiē má fan 我去买奶茶的时候也有一些麻烦 I also had some trouble when I went to buy milk tea wǒ yòng xiàn jīn kě yǐ ma ？ 我用现金可以吗？ Can I use cash?

wǒ kàn yī xià yǒu méi yǒu líng qián a 我看一下有没有零钱啊 Let me see if I have change nǐ yào gěi zhěng de cái xíng ， yīn wèi wǒ méi yǒu líng qián zhǎo 你要给整的才行，因为我没有零钱找 You need to give exact amount, because I don't have change nà wǒ xiān huàn yī diǎn líng qián guò lái ba 那我先换一点零钱过来吧 Then I'll go get some change first xiān qù huàn yī diǎn líng qián 先去换一点零钱 First go get some change mǎi le yī píng kuàng quán shuǐ 买了一瓶矿泉水 Bought a bottle of water zhōng yú zhǎo kāi le yī xiē líng qián 终于找开了一些零钱 Finally got some change xiàn zài gè zhǒng miàn zhí de líng qián dōu yǒu le 现在各种面值的零钱都有了 Now I have change of various denominations yīng gāi kě yǐ mǎi dōng xī le 应该可以买东西了 Should be able to buy things now xíng ， nà wǒ yào yī gè 行，那我要一个 Okay, then I want one jiù yào zhè gè 就要这个 Just this one gǔ míng nǎi chá ， bù jiā táng 古茗奶茶，不加糖 Guming milk tea, no sugar rán hòu ， jiā mì dòu ， hái jiā yī fèn bù dīng 然后，加蜜豆，还加一份布丁 Then, add honey beans, and also add a portion of pudding nà yuán běn jiù yǒu yī gè zhēn zhū huò zhě yē guǒ 那原本就有一个珍珠或者椰果 So originally it comes with either pearls or coconut jelly nǐ xū yào jiā ma ？ 你需要加吗？ Do you need to add?

yào zhēn zhū bù yào yē guǒ xíng ma ？ 要珍珠不要椰果行吗？ Pearls yes, coconut jelly no, okay?

yào zhēn zhū 要珍珠 Yes, pearls ng ， hǎo ， rán hòu lìng wài zài jiā yī fèn mì dòu 嗯，好，然后另外再加一份蜜豆 Hmm, okay, and then additionally add a portion of honey beans hái yǒu zài jiā yī gè bù dīng duì ma ？ 还有再加一个布丁对吗？ And also add one pudding, right?

duì de 对的 Correct zhōng bēi de kě yǐ ma ？ 中杯的可以吗？ Medium cup okay?

ò ò ！ dà bēi de hé zhōng bēi chà bù duō de jià gé shì ba 哦哦！大杯的和中杯差不多的价格是吧 Oh oh! Large cup and medium cup are similar in price, right?

dà bēi gèng huá suàn a 大杯更划算啊 Large cup is more cost-effective nà xíng ， nà jiù dà bēi ba 那行，那就大杯吧 Then okay, make it large cup then rán hòu bù lìng wài jiā táng 然后不另外加糖 And no additional sugar 13 yào dǎ bāo ma ？ 要打包吗？ For takeaway?

bù yòng dǎ bāo 不用打包 No need to pack xiàn zài hē 现在喝 Drink now xiè xie a 谢谢啊 Thank you bú kè qì 不客气 You're welcome wǒ běn lái xiǎng mǎi yī bēi bǐ jiào jiàn kāng yī diǎn de 我本来想买一杯比较健康一点的 I originally wanted to buy a relatively healthier bù jiā táng de nǎi chá 不加糖的奶茶 sugar-free milk tea dàn shì wǒ diǎn le hěn duō xiǎo liào 但是我点了很多小料 but I ordered many toppings zhè xiē xiǎo liào dōu shì tián de 这些小料都是甜的 These toppings are all sweet suǒ yǐ ne ， tā hái shì yī bēi tián de nǎi chá 所以呢，它还是一杯甜的奶茶 So, it's still a sweet milk tea suǒ yǐ 所以 Therefore nǐ men jué de zhè gè shì jiàn kāng hái shì bù jiàn kāng ne ？ 你们觉得这个是健康还是不健康呢？ Do you think this is healthy or unhealthy?

běi hǎi yǒu hěn duō yú gǎng 北海有很多渔港 Beihai has many fishing ports zhè gè yú gǎng de fù jìn yǒu yī tiáo měi shí jiē 这个渔港的附近有一条美食街 Near this fishing port there is a food street zhè lǐ yǒu gè zhǒng xiǎo chī hé hǎi xiān 这里有各种小吃和海鲜 Here there are various snacks and seafood hěn duō rén zài zhè lǐ pái duì 很多人在这里排队 Many people are queuing here tā men zài mǎi shén me ？ 他们在买什么？ What are they buying?

zhè shì běi hǎi de tè sè xiǎo chī ： xiā bǐng 这是北海的特色小吃：虾饼 This is Beihai's specialty snack: shrimp cakes dàn shì wǒ de jīng yàn gào su wǒ 但是我的经验告诉我 But my experience tells me zài lǚ yóu de dì fang 在旅游的地方 in tourist places zhè zhǒng hěn duō rén pái duì de wǎng hóng diàn 这种很多人排队的网红店 this kind of网红店 with long queues bù yī dìng gèng hǎo chī 不一定更好吃 is not necessarily tastier suǒ yǐ wǒ huàn le yī jiā rén shǎo de diàn 所以我换了一家人少的店 So I switched to a shop with fewer people zhè gè shì hóng shǔ 这个是红薯 This is sweet potato zhè gè shì zhá hóng shǔ 这个是炸红薯 This is fried sweet potato zhè gè shì xiā juǎn ？ 这个是虾卷？ This is shrimp roll?

zhè gè shì yuè nán chūn juǎn 这个是越南春卷 This is Vietnamese spring roll ò yuè nán chūn juǎn ， zhè gè duō shǎo qián 哦越南春卷，这个多少钱 Oh Vietnamese spring roll, how much is this?

15 liǎng gè 15两个 15 for two 15 liǎng gè 15两个 15 for two yǒu là de hé bú là de duì ba ？ 有辣的和不辣的对吧？ There are spicy and non-spicy, right?

wǒ yào bú là de 我要不辣的 I want non-spicy bú là de a 不辣的啊 Non-spicy yào là de huà dōu shì hòu miàn jiā de 要辣的话都是后面加的 If you want spicy, it's added afterwards ò hǎo 哦好 Oh okay ò hǎo xiè xie 哦好谢谢 Oh okay, thank you hǎo chī ma ？ 好吃吗？ Is it tasty?

yī bān 一般 Average gǎn jué xiàng bù tài hǎo chī ya 感觉像不太好吃呀 Feels not very tasty tài yóu le 太油了 Too oily dàn shì zhè gè shì běi hǎi de tè sè 但是这个是北海的特色 But this is a specialty of Beihai ng 嗯 Hmm hǎo la ， zhè jiù shì jīn tiān de quán bù nèi róng 好啦，这就是今天的全部内容 Okay, that's all the content for today rú guǒ nǐ xiǎng liǎo jiě zhōng guó qí tā dì fang de tè sè 如果你想了解中国其他地方的特色 If you want to learn about the characteristics of other places in China kě yǐ kàn wǒ de qí tā shì pín 可以看我的其他视频 you can watch my other videos xī wàng nǐ xǐ huān ， bài bài ！ 希望你喜欢，拜拜！ Hope you like it, bye bye