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ID: 0084
Pre Intermediate
Where have you been? Why weren’t you home? I sent you an email, but didn’t hear back…has your email changed?! We know you’re busy studying Mandarin Chinese, but we don’t want you to forget about your old pals. In this podcast, Ken and Jenny (who just want to talk…promise!) have a lesson just for you on staying in touch. Learn about email, phone numbers, and excuses using Chinese!
Jenny, Ken
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 有时间 | yǒu shíjiān | to have time | |
| 跟……见面 | gēn ... jiànmiàn | to meet with | |
| 要紧 | yàojǐn | important | |
| 打不通 | dǎ bù tōng | to dial, but not get through |
喂李先生好久不见不好意思最近我没时间跟你见面你怎么样
wéi 喂Lǐ Xiānsheng 李先生hǎojiǔ 好久bújiàn 不见bùhǎoyìsi 不好意思zuìjìn 最近wǒ 我méi 没shíjiān 时间gēn 跟nǐ 你jiànmiàn 见面nǐ 你zěnmeyàng 怎么样
Hello? Mr. Li. Long time no see. I'm sorry that lately I haven't had the time to see you. How are you doing?
你好那不要紧我打了三次电话给你一次打不通还有两次没人接
nǐhǎo 你好nà 那bùyàojǐn 不要紧wǒ 我dǎ 打le 了sān cì 三次diànhuà 电话gěi 给nǐ 你yīcì 一次dǎbùtōng 打不通háiyǒu 还有liǎng 两cì 次méirén 没人jiē 接
Hello. Don't worry about it. I called you three times. Once I couldn't get through and twice no one answered.
不好意思我的电话号码改了现在的是63445598
bùhǎoyìsi 不好意思wǒde 我的diànhuà 电话hàomǎ 号码gǎi 改le 了xiànzài 现在de 的shì 是liùsānsìsìwǔwǔjiǔbā 63445598
Sorry. I've changed my telephone number. My new number is 6344-5598.
前天我发了一封email给你你收到了吗
qiántiān 前天wǒ 我fā 发le 了yī 一fēng 封email emailgěi 给nǐ 你nǐ 你shōudào 收到le 了ma 吗
I sent you an email the day before yesterday. Did you get it?
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