Giving Instructions to the Ayi
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ID: 1503
Intermediate
The middle-class Chinese custom of having an "ayi" (housekeeper) is one that most foreigners can get on board with right away. With the domestic assistance, however, can come language difficulties. In this lesson, learn some of the most importance Mandarin words relating to cleaning the home.
John,Jenny
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 阿姨 | āyí | auntie | |
| 打扫 | dǎsǎo | to clean up | |
| 卫生 | wèishēng | hygiene | |
| 吸尘器 | xīchénqì | vacuum |
阿姨我们晚上想吃这几个菜
āyí 阿姨wǒmen 我们wǎnshang 晚上xiǎng 想chī 吃zhè jǐ ge 这几个cài 菜
Auntie, tonight we'd like to eat these couple of dishes.
好的我做好放在桌上你们回家就可以吃了
hǎo de 好的wǒ 我zuò 做hǎo 好fàng zài 放在zhuō 桌shàng 上nǐmen 你们huíjiā 回家jiù 就kěyǐ 可以chī 吃le 了
OK. When I'm finished, I'll put them on the table. You can eat them when you come home.
嗯对了打扫卫生的时候用吸尘器把地毯好好吸吸
ng4 嗯duìle 对了dǎsǎo 打扫wèishēng 卫生de shíhou 的时候yòng 用xīchénqì 吸尘器bǎ 把dìtǎn 地毯hǎohāo 好好xī 吸xi 吸
OK. That's right, when you clean up, use the vacuum and really get the dust out of the rug.
昨天吸过了
zuótiān 昨天xī 吸guo 过le 了
I vacuumed it yesterday.
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