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How to Wash Clothes

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ID: 2382 Elementary
In this lesson, a woman instructs her housekeeper or her 阿姨 (āyí) on how to wash her clothes. There appear to be some major differences over how things are done...
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
阿姨 āyí auntie
洗衣机 xǐyījī washing machine
脏 zāng dirty
洗衣篮 xǐyīlán hamper
阿姨这是洗衣机脏衣服都在洗衣篮里
āyí 阿姨zhè 这shì 是xǐyījī 洗衣机zāng 脏yīfu 衣服dōu 都zài 在xǐyīlán 洗衣篮lǐ 里
Auntie, this is the washing machine. The dirty clothes are all in the hamper.
好的太太
hǎo de 好的tàitai 太太
Okay, ma'am.
哎不对内衣和外衣不能一起洗
āi 哎bù duì 不对nèiyī 内衣hé 和wàiyī 外衣bùnéng 不能yīqǐ 一起xǐ 洗
Hey, that's not right. Underwear and outer garments can't be washed together.
哦知道了太太
ò 哦zhīdao 知道le 了tàitai 太太
Oh, I got it, ma'am.
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