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IN THIS LESSON
ID: 1241
Intermediate
What's that screeching sound? Is it Peking Opera? Oh, wait, it's just a talent show. In this Mandarin podcast, you'll learn how to use Chinese to describe that television staple, the talent show.
Jenny,John
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 首 | shǒu | measure word for songs or poems | |
| 儿歌 | érgē | child's song | |
| 特别 | tèbié | special | |
| 主持人 | zhǔchírén | host |
爸爸爸爸爸爸爸爸好爸爸好爸爸我有一个好爸爸
bàba 爸爸bàba 爸爸bàba 爸爸bàba 爸爸hǎo 好bàba 爸爸hǎo 好bàba 爸爸wǒ 我yǒu 有yī 一ge 个hǎo 好bàba 爸爸
Daddy, daddy, daddy, daddy, dear daddy, dear daddy, I have a good daddy.
谢谢兰兰唱了一首儿歌非常特别
xièxie 谢谢Lánlan 兰兰chàng 唱le 了yī 一shǒu 首érgē 儿歌fēicháng 非常tèbié 特别
Thanks, Lanlan. You sang a child's song. It was really special.
谢谢主持人谢谢大家
xièxie 谢谢zhǔchírén 主持人xièxie 谢谢dàjiā 大家
Thank you, host. Thanks, everyone.
好那我们来听听评委老师们的看法丁老师您先来吧
hǎo 好nà 那wǒmen 我们lái 来tīng ting 听听píngwěi 评委lǎoshī 老师men 们de 的kànfǎ 看法Dīng 丁lǎoshī 老师nín 您xiān 先lái 来ba 吧
Great. Well, now we'll hear what the evaluation panel thought. Professor Ding, please go first.
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