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Chinatown Diary

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ID: 1584 Elementary
In this challenging Elementary lesson, we listen in on the contents of a Chinese diary detailing a trip to San Francisco's Chinatown. There will be Chinese characters, Chinese food, and maybe even a dragon dance. In this lesson, learn the language to get you through a full day of Chinatown activities.
Jason,Jenny
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
周末 zhōumò weekend
跟 gēn with
好朋友 hǎo péngyou good friend
唐人街 tángrénjiē Chinatown
周末我跟我的好朋友小杰去了唐人街
zhōumò 周末wǒ 我gēn 跟wǒ de 我的hǎopéngyou 好朋友Xiǎojié 小杰qù 去le 了tángrénjiē 唐人街
This weekend, I went to Chinatown with my good friend Xiaojie.
旧金山的唐人街是美国最大的
Jiùjīnshān 旧金山de 的tángrénjiē 唐人街shì 是Měiguó 美国zuì 最dà 大de 的
San Francisco's Chinatown is America's largest Chinatown.
街上很热闹有商店有书店还有学校等等
jiē shang 街上hěn 很rènao 热闹yǒu 有shāngdiàn 商店yǒu 有shūdiàn 书店háiyǒu 还有xuéxiào 学校děngdeng 等等
The streets were very lively - there were shops, bookstores and schools, etc.
我们中午吃了中国菜很好吃
wǒmen 我们zhōngwǔ 中午chī 吃le 了Zhōngguó cài 中国菜hěn 很hǎochī 好吃
We ate Chinese food for lunch. It was really good.
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