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🇨🇳 Mandarin Chinese · Beginner Level 2

PART 3 · LESSON 21 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Plum Rains

Hear the forecast say the plum rains have begun, say it is raining again and has rained a week now, ask when it stops, and settle in with tea.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

It is June in Longjing village. The television in Missus Wang's kitchen gives the forecast while the rain falls on the tea garden.

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梅雨méiyǔthe plum rains, word for word plum rain
杭州 的 梅雨 开始 了。hángzhōu de méiyǔ kāishǐ leHangzhou's plum rains have begun.
又 下 雨 了！yòu xià yǔ leIt's raining again!
雨 太 多 了！yǔ tài duō leToo much rain!
一 个 星期 了。yí ge xīngqī lea week now
下 了 一 个 星期 了。xià le yí ge xīngqī leIt's been raining for a week now.
衣服yīfuclothes
衣服 都 不 干。yīfu dōu bù gānThe clothes won't dry at all.
衣服 干 了 吗？yīfu gān le maAre the clothes dry?
什么 时候 停？shénme shíhou tíngWhen will it stop?

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