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🇨🇳 Mandarin Chinese · Advanced Level 3

PART 3 · LESSON 30 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

New Year Is Coming

Take two calls before the Spring Festival with Lan: receive Little Wu's early New Year's greeting, hear that he's getting married in April and must be visited, then hear that Grandma Deng's teahouse in Chengdu is closing, and plan to go in May.

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THE STORY

Owen and Lan's kitchen in Longjing village ten days before the Spring Festival, red couplets drying on the table, Owen's phone on speaker and Lan reading a message on hers.

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拜 个 早年。bài gè zǎoniánan early New Year's greeting, word for word pay respects to an early year
老欧， 给 你 拜 个 早年！lǎo ōu, gěi nǐ bài gè zǎoniánOld Oh, an early New Year's greeting to you!
你们 都 好 吗？nǐmen dōu hǎo maAre you all well?
小吴！ 新年 快乐！xiǎo wú, xīnnián kuàilèLittle Wu! Happy New Year!
要 结婚 了。yào jiéhūn leabout to get married
我 四月 要 结婚 了！wǒ sìyuè yào jiéhūn leI'm getting married in April!
真 的 吗？ 恭喜 恭喜！zhēn de ma, gōngxǐ gōngxǐReally? Congratulations!
四月 底， 你们 一定 要 来！sìyuè dǐ, nǐmen yídìng yào láiEnd of April, you two must come!
一定 来！yídìng láiWe'll be there for certain!
邓 奶奶。dèng nǎinaiGrandma Deng

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