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Taxi Small Talk: Are you here for the first time?

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ID: 4519 Newbie
In this lesson, Joe and Lyn are teaching you how to make "small talk" when you meet somebody for the first time. Let's check it out!
Joe,Lyn
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
第 dì prefix indicating ordinal number, e.g. first, number two etc
第一次 dìyīcì the first time
觉得 juéde to think
怎么样 zěnmeyàng how
第一次来吗
dìyīcì 第一次lái 来ma 吗
Are you here for the first time?
不是这是第三次
búshì 不是zhè 这shì 是dì 第sān 三cì 次
No, this is my 3rd time.
觉得上海人怎么样
juéde 觉得Shànghǎi 上海rén 人zěnmeyàng 怎么样
What do you think about Shanghainese people?
很有意思
hěn 很yǒuyìsi 有意思
Very interesting.
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