One of my favorite things to do when traveling to new cities in China is finding the local night market (夜市 – yè shì). There’s always so much delicious food being cooked up, and it’s so cheap that you can try several different things. Join me on a short tour of a Chinese night market in a short video.

Watch the video and learn some Chinese words for a few typical dishes. You’ll find the vocabulary list below to study:

这个夜市有很多好吃的 – zhè ge yè shì yǒu hěn duō hǎo chī de

This night market has lots of delicious food.

串 – chuàn

kebabs

羊腿 – yáng tuǐ

leg of lamb

包子 – bāo zi

steamed stuffed buns

这些包子非常大！ – zhè xiē bāo zi fēi cháng dà

These bao zi are very big!

肉夹馍 – ròu jiā mó

meat sandwich

老北京鸡肉卷 – lǎo běi jīng jī ròu juàn

Old Beijing chicken roll

烤豆腐 – kǎo dòu fu

grilled tofu

肚 – dù

tripe

青口贝 – qīng kǒu bèi

mussels

菠萝饭 – bō luó fàn

pineapple rice

你想吃什么？- nǐ xiǎng chī shén me

What do you want to eat?