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ID: 0169 Intermediate
Combine Alicia Silverstone with Wang Faye and you will start to understand the crux of this podcast…oh yeah, and throw in a 6’4” laowai--now you understand. In this Mandarin Chinese lesson, John and Jenny dissect their Chinese sisters’ girl talk.
Jenny, Aggie, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
讨厌 tǎoyàn to hate
讨厌 tǎoyàn disgusting
等 děng to wait
还 hái still
丽丽你好讨厌哦我都等了你一个小时你怎么还没下班
Lìli 丽丽nǐ 你hǎo 好tǎoyàn 讨厌é 哦wǒ 我dōu 都děng le 等了nǐ 你yī 一ge 个xiǎoshí 小时nǐ 你zěnme 怎么hái 还méi 没xiàbān 下班
Lily, I can’t stand you! I’ve been waiting for you for an hour. Why are you still at work?
不好意思我今天要加班你自己先吃饭好吗
bùhǎoyìsi 不好意思wǒ 我jīntiān 今天yào 要jiābān 加班nǐzìjǐ 你自己xiān 先chīfàn 吃饭hǎo ma 好吗
I’m sorry, I have to work overtime tonight. You go ahead and eat, ok?
不要嘛人家要等你啦你什么时候下班呢
bùyào 不要ma 嘛rénjiā 人家yào 要děng 等nǐ 你la 啦nǐ 你shénme shíhòu 什么时候xiàbān 下班ne 呢
No. I want to wait for you. When will you finish?
我还不清楚大概还要两个小时
wǒ 我hái 还bù qīngchǔ 不清楚dàgài 大概hái yào 还要liǎng 两ge 个xiǎoshí 小时
I am not sure now. Maybe in 2 more hours.
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