It's cold, wear more clothes!
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ID: 1279
Elementary
The days are getting shorter, nights longer; autumn has arrived. You may feel like venturing out in shorts and t-shirts, but the chill winds may make you regret not bringing a jacket. Today's lesson will offer an alternate way to get that jacket, in Mandarin Chinese.
Jenny,Ken
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 秋天 | qiūtiān | autumn | |
| 来 | lái | to come | |
| 树叶 | shùyè | tree leaf | |
| 都 | dōu | all |
秋天来了
qiūtiān 秋天lái 来le 了
Autumn has arrived.
嗯树叶都变黄了
ng4 嗯shùyè 树叶dōu 都biàn 变huáng 黄le 了
Yeah. The trees' leaves have turned yellow.
风很大你冷吗
fēng 风hěn 很dà 大nǐ 你lěng 冷ma 吗
The wind is strong. Are you cold?
还好不太冷
hái hǎo 还好bùtài 不太lěng 冷
I'm okay, not too cold.
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