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Soaking in Hot Springs

Soaking in Hot Springs
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ID: 2860 Intermediate
There are few things more relaxing than soaking in a warm hot spring. Bathing this way is very popular in Japan, and much of hot spring culture can be attributed to Japan. In Taiwan, hot springs are also very common, and a popular past time, especially when the weather turns cold. Learn lots of useful words relating to bathing in a hot spring, and learn some of the different types of hot spring you can soak in. Helpful Video Lessons: Learning words with 然 rán I'm So Happy! 快乐、高兴、幸福 Photo by neji
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Soaking in Hot Springs
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
泡温泉 pào wēnquán to bathe in a hot spring
算不了什么 suànbùliǎoshénme not to count as anything
又 yòu adds emphasis
多 duō so
冬天果然就是要来泡温泉真舒服
dōngtiān 冬天guǒrán 果然jiùshì 就是yàolái 要来pào 泡wēnquán 温泉zhēn 真shūfu 舒服
One really does need to bathe in hot springs in winter, it's so nice.
一点也没错而且住这里真幸福只要搭四十分钟的车就可以来泡汤
yīdiǎn yě méi 一点也没cuò 错érqiě 而且zhù 住zhèlǐ 这里zhēn 真xìngfú 幸福zhǐyào 只要dā 搭sìshí 四十fēnzhōng 分钟de 的chē 车jiù 就kěyǐ 可以lái 来pàotāng 泡汤
You're completely right. And how lucky we are to live here, we only need ride the bus for forty minutes to come and bathe in the hot springs.
是啊我住在日本的时候冬天想泡温泉可是要搭三四个小时的火车才有温泉可以泡
shì a 是啊wǒ 我zhù 住zài 在Rìběn 日本de shíhou 的时候dōngtiān 冬天xiǎng 想pào 泡wēnquán 温泉kěshì 可是yào 要dā 搭sān 三sì 四gè 个xiǎoshí 小时de 的huǒchē 火车cái 才yǒu 有wēnquán 温泉kěyǐ 可以pào 泡
Yes, when I lived in Japan, I wanted to go to hot springs during winter, but I had to ride a train for three or four hours just to get to the area where the hot springs were.
好辛苦啊但是为了泡温泉三个小时算不了什么吧
hǎo 好xīnkǔ 辛苦ā 啊dànshì 但是wèile 为了pào 泡wēnquán 温泉sān 三gè 个xiǎoshí 小时suànbùliǎoshénme 算不了什么ba 吧
What a trek, but if it means you can bathe in hot springs, what is three hours in the scheme of things!
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