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ID: 2508 Elementary
Have you ever been in a hurry and not quite get buttoned up right? Learn how to express your button dilemma and get your buttons in order.
Jenny,Maurice
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
外套 wàitào coat
好 hǎo good, (used after verbs to indicate finishing)
纽扣 niǔkòu button
扣 kòu to button up
宝宝穿上外套我们出去玩啦
bǎobao 宝宝chuān 穿shàng 上wàitào 外套wǒmen 我们chūqù 出去wán 玩la 啦
Darling, put your coat on. We will go out to play.
好外套穿好了
hǎo 好wàitào 外套chuān 穿hǎo 好le 了
Ok! I got my coat on.
宝宝你看你的纽扣
bǎobao 宝宝nǐ 你kàn 看nǐde 你的niǔkòu 纽扣
Darling, look at your buttons.
哎呀扣错了
āiyā 哎呀kòu 扣cuò 错le 了
Oh no, I buttoned it up wrong.
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