Put your Phone Down!
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ID: 2579
Intermediate
If you've ever been the only one in the pub or at a restaurant with your face not glued to your phone, you'll want to listen to this lesson to learn how to give them a hard time about it.
Jenny,Ryan
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 赶紧 | gǎnjǐn | hurry | |
| 收 | shōu | to put away | |
| 马上 | mǎshàng | at once | |
| 立刻 | lìkè | immediately |
明明吃饭啦赶紧把手机收起来
Míngmíng 明明chī 吃fàn 饭la 啦gǎnjǐn 赶紧bǎ 把shǒujī 手机shōu 收qǐlái 起来
Mingming, it's time to eat, hurry up and put your phone away.
哦马上马上就好
ò 哦mǎshàng 马上mǎshàng 马上jiù 就hǎo 好
Oh, OK! I'm almost done.
不要马上立刻立刻把手机放下
bùyào 不要mǎshàng 马上lìkè 立刻lìkè 立刻bǎ 把shǒujī 手机fàngxià 放下
Not almost, now! Put it down right this minute!
哎呀妈您别那么大嗓门好了我放下了
āiyā 哎呀mā 妈nín 您bié 别nàme 那么dà 大sǎngmén 嗓门hǎole 好了wǒ 我fàng 放xià 下le 了
Mom, you don't need to shout. OK, I've put it down.
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