都......了Already
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ID: QW0115
Intermediate
In today's Chinese podcast, the Shanghai Trio are going to explain how to use the construction 都...了 to say "already" with a bit of punch. It makes your tone slightly more emphatic, and sometimes adds a hint of exasperation. So tune in to this sure-to-be-classic Qing Wen podcast and make your Mandarin even better.
Connie,Jenny,Pete
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已经十二点了你怎么还不睡觉
yǐjīng 已经shí èr diǎn 十二点le 了nǐ 你zěnme 怎么hái 还bù 不shuìjiào 睡觉
It's already twelve o'clock．Why haven't you gone to sleep?
都十二点了你怎么还不睡觉
dōu 都shí èr diǎn 十二点le 了nǐ 你zěnme 怎么hái 还bù 不shuìjiào 睡觉
It's already twelve o'clock! How come you still haven't gone to sleep?
他都二十岁了还不会自己洗衣服
tā 他dōu 都èrshí suì 二十岁le 了hái 还bù huì 不会zìjǐ 自己xǐ yīfu 洗衣服
He's a full twelve years old, and he still can't wash his own clothes.
饭都凉了快吃吧
fàn 饭dōu 都liáng 凉le 了kuài 快chī 吃ba 吧
The food is getting cold -- hurry up and eat!
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