Asking to Be Paid Back
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ID: 2045
Intermediate
Lending money to friends can be a risky business. They might be a good friend, but are they good with money? What's worse, how can you put pressure on a friend to pay you back? In this lesson, two friends discus how to get another friend to pay one of them back.
John,Dilu
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 借 | jiè | to lend; to borrow | |
| 还 | huán | to pay back | |
| 铁哥们儿 | tiěgēmenr | best friends | |
| 普通 | pǔtōng | common |
有个朋友借了我一万块好几个月了还没还
yǒu 有ge 个péngyou 朋友jiè 借le 了wǒ 我yī wàn 一万kuài 块hǎo 好jǐ 几ge 个yuè 月le 了hái 还méi 没huán 还
I have a friend who borrowed 10,000 kuai from me. It’s been quite a few months and he still hasn‘t paid me back.
铁哥们儿还是普通朋友
tiěgēmenr 铁哥们儿háishi 还是pǔtōng 普通péngyou 朋友
A close friend or just a friend?
普通朋友
pǔtōng 普通péngyou 朋友
Just a friend.
一万块不是小钱他应该不会忘记
yī wàn 一万kuài 块bùshì 不是xiǎoqián 小钱tā 他yīnggāi 应该bù 不huì 会wàngjì 忘记
10,000 kuai isn’t small change. He shouldn‘t forget.
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