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🇨🇳 Mandarin Chinese · Beginner Level 2

PART 2 · LESSON 13 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Travis from California

An American importer stops at the stall: hear him ask whose tea this is, praise his Chinese, ask which country he is from, and say that you are from Seattle.

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THE STORY

It is the second day of the tea expo in Hangzhou, and a tall American in a linen jacket stops at Lan's table and speaks smooth Chinese.

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是 谁 的？shì shéi dewhose, word for word is who of
您好。 这 茶 是 谁 的？nín hǎo, zhè chá shì shéi deHello. Whose tea is this? Politely.
我 爷爷 炒 的。wǒ yéye chǎo demy grandpa fried it, word for word my grandpa fry of
我们 家 的。 我 爷爷 炒 的。wǒmen jiā de, wǒ yéye chǎo deOur family's. My grandpa fried it.
我 是 美国人。wǒ shì měiguórénI'm American.
您 中文 说 得 真 好！nín zhōngwén shuō de zhēn hǎoYour Chinese is really good! Politely.
茶 生意。chá shēngyithe tea business
我 做 了 十 年 茶 生意。wǒ zuò le shí nián chá shēngyiI've done ten years in the tea business.
生意 怎么样？shēngyi zěnmeyàngHow's business?
哪 国 人？nǎ guó réna person of which country

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