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I see a thief!

I see a thief!
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ID: 0423 Elementary
You see him stealing, you yell at people to draw attention, but all you can say is “bu hao ren,” which could make you come across a bit judgmental. So, the sooner you can shout “thief”, the sooner you can go back home a hero. Listen to this podcast and learn how to make your Mandarin Chinese come to the rescue.
Jenny, Ken
I see a thief!
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
好像 hǎoxiàng to look as if
偷 tōu to steal
大胆 dàdǎn boldly
小偷 xiǎotōu thief
哎你看那个人好像在偷东西
āi 哎nǐ 你kàn 看nàge 那个rén 人hǎoxiàng 好像zài 在tōu 偷dōngxi 东西
Hey! Look, it looks like that person is stealing something.
是吗呀真的是在偷东西也太大胆了
shì 是ma 吗yā 呀zhēnde 真的shì 是zài 在tōu 偷dōngxi 东西yě 也tài 太dàdǎn 大胆le 了
Is he? Yeah, he really is stealing something – and so fearless too!
来人啊有小偷
lái 来rén 人a 啊yǒu 有xiǎotōu 小偷
Somebody come! There’s a thief!
站住跑我们看见你偷东西了
zhànzhù 站住pǎo 跑wǒmen 我们kànjiàn 看见nǐ 你tōu 偷dōngxi 东西le 了
Stop! Don’t run! We saw you steal something!
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