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🇨🇳 Mandarin Chinese · Advanced Level 3

PART 3 · LESSON 28 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Three Speeches

Speak at the birthday banquet with Master Chen and Missus Wang: thank the guests on behalf of the whole family, hear the master's speech of three words, raise a toast to old friends, say bottoms up, and tell an elder to drink as he pleases.

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THE STORY

The head table of the restaurant in the town below Longjing village on a Saturday afternoon in January, glasses raised, ten tables gone quiet to listen.

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代表 全家，dàibiǎo quánjiāon behalf of the whole family, word for word represent whole family
我 代表 全家， 谢谢 大家！wǒ dàibiǎo quánjiā, xièxie dàjiāOn behalf of the whole family, thank you all!
我 也 说 几 句。wǒ yě shuō jǐ jùI'll say a few words too.
老陈， 你 也 说 几 句！lǎo chén, nǐ yě shuō jǐ jùOld Chen, you say a few words too!
我 不 会 说。wǒ bú huì shuōI can't make speeches.
回来 就 好。huílái jiù hǎoyou're back, and that's all that matters, word for word come back, just, good
老林， 回来 就 好。lǎo lín, huílái jiù hǎoOld Lin: you're back, and that's all that matters.
就 三 个 字？jiù sān gè zìJust three words?
三 个 字 够 了。sān gè zì gòu leThree words are enough.
为 老 朋友 干杯！wèi lǎo péngyou gānbēia toast to old friends, word for word for old friends dry the cup

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