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Hamsters, Snakes, and Owls

Hamsters, Snakes, and Owls
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ID: 2029 Pre Intermediate
There's only so much that can be said about owning cats and dogs before you, the intermediate learner, feels that urge to move onto discussions about other types of pets... like hamsters! In this Chinese lesson you'll learn not only the essential hamster questions, but some other pet-related language as well.
John,Dilu
Hamsters, Snakes, and Owls
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
仓鼠 cāngshǔ hamster
生 shēng to give birth
只 zhī [measure word]
养 yǎng to raise
给你看照片我的仓鼠生宝宝了
gěi 给nǐ 你kàn 看zhàopiàn 照片wǒ de 我的cāngshǔ 仓鼠shēng 生bǎobao 宝宝le 了
Look at these photos. My hamster had babies!
哇这么小12348只
wā 哇zhème 这么xiǎo 小yī 1èr 2sān 3sì 4bā 8zhī 只
Wow, they're so little! One, two, three, four...eight!
嗯这次生了8只
ng 嗯zhècì 这次shēng 生le 了bā 8zhī 只
Yeah, there were eight this time!
仓鼠好养吗臭不臭咬人吗
cāngshǔ 仓鼠hǎoyǎng 好养ma 吗chòu 臭bu 不chòu 臭yǎo 咬rén 人ma 吗
Are hamsters easy to raise? Do they smell? Do they bite?
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