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I'm Just Too Tired

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ID: 2820 Elementary
Burning the candle at both ends? Working late into the night and studying at school is not the best combination. Tune in to find ways to express how tired you are. Photo Credit
Gwilym,Fiona Tian
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
这么 zhème so; this
吵 chǎo noisy
安静 ānjìng quiet
怕 pà to be afraid of
你为什么不去图书馆看书咖啡店这么吵
nǐ 你wèishénme 为什么bú qù 不去túshūguǎn 图书馆kànshū 看书kāfēidiàn 咖啡店zhème 这么chǎo 吵
Why don't you go to the library to read? The coffee shop is so noisy.
图书馆太安静我怕我看着看着就睡着了
túshūguǎn 图书馆tài 太ānjìng 安静wǒ 我pà 怕wǒ 我kàn 看zhe 着kàn 看zhe 着jiù 就shuìzháo 睡着le 了
The library is too quiet, I worry I'll be reading and reading and then fall asleep.
啊你很累吗
ā 啊nǐ 你hěn 很lèi 累ma 吗
Huh? You're very tired?
我每天打工到晚上十二点
wǒ 我měitiān 每天dǎgōng 打工dào 到wǎnshàng 晚上shíèr 十二diǎnr 点
I work part-time every day until 12 midnight.
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