Drinking Ages
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ID: 2163
Upper Intermediate
Cheers! This lesson is about drinking. In this lesson, three friends reminisce about how they first started drinking over a couple of drinks. Learn a bit about Chinese attitudes to alcohol as well as some useful drinking words.
John,Vera
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 反应 | fǎnyìng | reaction | |
| 规定 | guīdìng | provision, rule | |
| 逗 | dòu | to tease | |
| 喝醉 | hēzuì | drunk |
小康你酒量不错嘛喝了好几杯了一点儿反应都没有
XiǎoKāng 小康nǐ 你jiǔliàng 酒量bùcuò 不错ma 嘛hē 喝le 了hǎojǐ 好几bēi 杯le 了yīdiǎnr 一点儿fǎnyìng 反应dōu 都méiyǒu 没有
Xiao Kang, you can really drink. You've drunk quite a few glasses and it hasn't had an effect at all.
哪有啊这种酒没什么度数
nǎyǒu 哪有a 啊zhèzhǒng 这种jiǔ 酒méi 没shénme 什么dùshù 度数
Please. This kind of alcohol doesn't have a high proof at all.
那也是酒啊这种酒后劲挺大的
nà 那yěshì 也是jiǔ 酒a 啊zhèzhǒng 这种jiǔ 酒hòujìn 后劲tǐng 挺dà 大de 的
It's still alcohol. The after effects of this kind of alcohol are strong.
你们从几岁可以开始喝酒
nǐmen 你们cóng 从jǐ suì 几岁kěyǐ 可以kāishǐ 开始hējiǔ 喝酒
How old were you when you started to drink alcohol?
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