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Discussing Loan Repayment

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ID: 0115 Elementary
Now we know we should “neither a borrower nor lender be”. However, we also know that “a friend in need is a friend indeed”. So what are you gonna do when that friend forgets to pay you back? In this podcast, Ken and Jenny talk all about borrowing and teach you how to use Mandarin Chinese to give a friend a friendly reminder to pay up.
Jenny, Ken
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
上个月 shàng ge yuè last month
下个月 xiàgeyuè next month
下星期 xiàxīngqī next week
上 shàng last
上个月你从我这里借了两百五十块钱
shàng ge yuè 上个月nǐ 你cóng 从wǒ 我zhèlǐ 这里jiè le 借了liǎngbǎi wǔshí kuài qián 两百五十块钱
Last month you borrowed 250 RMB from me.
真的吗我不记得了你肯定吗
zhēndema 真的吗wǒ 我bù 不jìde 记得le 了nǐ 你kěndìng 肯定ma 吗
Really, I don’t remember that. Are you sure?
对我肯定你什么时候还给我
duì 对wǒ 我kěndìng 肯定nǐ 你shénme shíhòu 什么时候huángěi 还给wǒ 我
Yes, I am sure. When will you return my money?
我下个月还给你
wǒ 我xiàgeyuè 下个月huángěi 还给nǐ 你
I’ll give it back to you next month.
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