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IN THIS LESSON
ID: 2863 Elementary
In this lesson we hear a rather nosey friend ask what someone got their girlfriend as a present. We also discuss the usage of the common character 给／給／gei3 which in today's context means "to do some something for somebody". We also look at the sentence structure containing 跟／gen1 which is used when talking about doing something with somebody else. Check out Chinese Grammar Wiki for even more info about the usage of 给 gei3. Photo by jayneandd
Gwilym,Fiona Tian
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
跟 gēn with
出去 chūqù to go out
当然 dāngrán of course
聊 liáo to chat
你是跟谁一块儿出去的
nǐ 你shì 是gēn 跟shéi 谁yīkuàir5 一块儿chūqù 出去de 的
Who did you go out with?
当然是跟我女朋友
dāngrán 当然shì 是gēn 跟wǒ 我nǚpéngyou 女朋友
My girlfriend, of course.
你跟她都聊了些什么
nǐ 你gēn 跟tā 她dōu 都liáo 聊le 了xiē 些shénme 什么
What did you talk with her about?
要给她买什么圣诞礼物
yào 要gěi 给tā 她mǎi 买shénme 什么shèngdàn 圣诞lǐwù 礼物
What present she wants for Christmas.
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