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🇨🇳 Mandarin Chinese · Beginner Level 3

PART 1 · LESSON 10 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Osmanthus and the Holiday Crowds

Plan the National Day week with Lan: say how many days off there are, ask what she plans to do, say you plan to go and see the osmanthus, say it's so fragrant, and say there are people everywhere.

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THE STORY

The first morning of the National Day week, the lane outside Lan's shop already full of visitors, and a smell of osmanthus coming over the hill from the next valley.

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放 七 天 假！fàng qī tiān jiàseven days off, word for word release seven days leave
国庆节 放 七 天 假！guóqìngjié fàng qī tiān jiàNational Day: seven days off!
你 放 几 天 假？nǐ fàng jǐ tiān jiàHow many days off do you get?
七 天！ 你 打算 做 什么？qī tiān, nǐ dǎsuàn zuò shénmeSeven days! What do you plan to do?
我 打算 去 看 桂花。wǒ dǎsuàn qù kàn guìhuāI plan to go and see the osmanthus.
我 打算 写 作业。wǒ dǎsuàn xiě zuòyèI plan to do homework.
桂花 是 什么？guìhuā shì shénmeWhat is osmanthus?
桂花 可以 吃 吗？guìhuā kěyǐ chī maCan you eat osmanthus?
秋天 的 花。qiūtiān de huāan autumn flower, word for word autumn's flower
秋天 的 花。 桂花 真 香！qiūtiān de huā, guìhuā zhēn xiāngAn autumn flower. Osmanthus is so fragrant!

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