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🇨🇳 Mandarin Chinese · Beginner Level 3

PART 2 · LESSON 16 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve at Lan's shop, with Giulia: say Merry Christmas, hear why apples are given on Christmas Eve, hear that Lan has presents ready for you both, and say you are moved.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

It is the evening of Christmas Eve in Lan's tiny shop at the edge of Longjing village, with a small tree in the window, a bowl of apples on the counter, and Giulia just off the bus from Hangzhou.

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圣诞 快乐！shèngdàn kuàilèMerry Christmas, word for word holy birth happy
圣诞 快乐！ 快 进 来！shèngdàn kuàilè, kuài jìn láiMerry Christmas! Come in, quick!
苹果？píngguǒapples, word for word apple fruit
圣诞 快乐！ 这 是 什么？ 苹果？shèngdàn kuàilè, zhè shì shénme, píngguǒMerry Christmas! What's this? Apples?
吃 一 个 苹果 吧！chī yí ge píngguǒ baHave an apple!
平安夜，píng'ānyèChristmas Eve, word for word peace night
平安夜， 一 个 苹果， 一 年 平安。píng'ānyè, yí ge píngguǒ, yì nián píng'ānChristmas Eve: one apple, a year of peace.
平安夜 送 苹果？ 美国 没有！píng'ānyè sòng píngguǒ, měiguó méiyǒuApples on Christmas Eve? We don't have that in America!
准备 了 礼物。zhǔnbèi le lǐwùhave got presents ready, word for word prepare, done, gift
我 给 你们 准备 了 礼物。wǒ gěi nǐmen zhǔnbèi le lǐwùI've got presents ready for you two.

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