Chatting at a Family Gathering
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ID: 2370
Intermediate
Chinese New Year is here and the family is all together again. After the initial greetings, everyone settles down to have a chat. But what to talk about? Finding a topic that everyone wants to talk about proves to be difficult.
Greg,Dilu
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 球赛 | qiúsài | competition | |
| 当然 | dāngrán | of course | |
| 精彩 | jīngcǎi | wonderful | |
| 投篮 | tóulán | to shoot (a basket) |
外婆好外公好
wàipó 外婆hǎo 好wàigōng 外公hǎo 好
Hello grandma and grandpa!
去客厅坐一下很快吃饭了
qù 去kètīng 客厅zuò 坐yīxià 一下hěnkuài 很快chīfàn 吃饭le 了
Have a seat in the living room. We'll be eating soon.
你们都到了啊大伟你最近怎么样
nǐmen 你们dōu 都dào 到le 了ā 啊dàwěi 大伟nǐ 你zuìjìn 最近zěnmeyàng 怎么样
You've all arrived! David, how have you been?
不错啊昨天的球赛你看了吗
bùcuò 不错ā 啊zuótiān 昨天de 的qiúsài 球赛nǐ 你kàn 看le 了ma 吗
Not bad. Did you watch yesterday's game?
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