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Lili and Zhang Liang 2: Growing Affections

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ID: 0265 Intermediate
No matter where/who you are, the “laying it on thick” stage of the (almost) relationship is the same in any language. So how does boyfriend-to-be Zhang Liang fare in the “Mr. Lover-lover” department? We’ll leave that analysis up to you… hotcakes. In this podcast, follow along and learn how to sweet-talk in Mandarin Chinese.
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
sòng to take
麻烦 máfan trouble
客气 kèqì polite
lián even
丽丽都这么晚了我送你回家吧
Lìli 丽丽dōu 都zhème 这么wǎn 晚le 了wǒ 我sòng 送nǐ 你huíjiā 回家ba 吧
Lily, it’s really late. I will bring you home, OK?
明天还要上班还是别麻烦你了
míngtiān 明天háiyào 还要shàngbān 上班háishì 还是bié 别máfan 麻烦nǐ 你le 了
You have to work tomorrow. I don’t want to trouble you.
别对我这么客气啊我连你住哪儿都不知道以后怎么来接你上班呢
bié 别duì 对wǒ 我zhème 这么kèqì 客气ā 啊wǒ 我lián 连nǐ 你zhù 住nǎr 哪儿dōu 都bù zhīdào 不知道yǐhòu 以后zěnme 怎么lái 来jiē 接nǐ 你shàngbān 上班ne 呢
Don’t be so polite. I don’t even know where you live. In the future how will I be able to pick you up for work?
好吧今天你又点那么多菜吃都吃不完
hǎoba 好吧jīntiān 今天nǐ 你yòu 又diǎn 点nàme 那么duō 多cài 菜chī 吃dōu 都chībuwán 吃不完
All right. Today, once again, you ordered so many dishes that we couldn’t finish them all.
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