Afternoon Meeting
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ID: 1841
Elementary
Afternoon meetings are a fact of life in many offices, but in many companies they're on a dangerous collision course with the Chinese "afternoon nap" custom. In this lesson, learn the key Mandarin phrases for reminding others about meetings. As for actually staying awake in that meeting... you're on your own!
Jenny,John
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 小刘 | Xiǎo Liú | Xiao Liu (name) | |
| 下午 | xiàwǔ | afternoon | |
| 开会 | kāihuì | to hold or attend a meeting | |
| 别 | bié | don’t |
小刘下午要开会别忘了
Xiǎo Liú 小刘xiàwǔ 下午yào 要kāihuì 开会bié 别wàng 忘le 了
Xiao Liu, there's a meeting in the afternoon. Don't forget!
好的会议室有电脑吗
hǎo de 好的huìyìshì 会议室yǒu 有diànnǎo 电脑ma 吗
OK. Does the meeting room have a computer?
没有要带笔记本
méiyǒu 没有yào 要dài 带bǐjìběn 笔记本
No. You need to bring a laptop.
那可以上网吗
nà 那kěyǐ 可以shàngwǎng 上网ma 吗
Can we get online?
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