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🇨🇳 Mandarin Chinese · Beginner Level 3

PART 2 · LESSON 18 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Winter Break Plans

The last day of class before the winter break, with Dmitri: hear that the break is almost here, say you're not going home, hear an invitation to Harbin, say you'd love to but can't, and say New Year is coming and you're spending it in the village.

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THE STORY

It is the last morning of class in the middle of January, in the corridor outside Teacher Lu's classroom at the university in Hangzhou, and Dmitri has his phone out with train tickets on the screen.

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快 放 寒假 了！kuài fàng hánjià lethe winter break's almost here, word for word soon let go of winter holiday, changed
快 放 寒假 了！ 你 回 国 吗？kuài fàng hánjià le, nǐ huí guó maThe winter break's almost here! Are you going home? To a friend.
不 回。 机票 太 贵 了。 你 呢？bù huí, jīpiào tài guì le, nǐ neNo. Plane tickets are too expensive. And you?
寒假 你 做 什么？hánjià nǐ zuò shénmeWhat are you doing over the winter break?
跟 我 去 吧！gēn wǒ qù bacome with me, word for word with me go, suggestion
我 去 哈尔滨。 跟 我 去 吧！wǒ qù hā'ěrbīn, gēn wǒ qù baI'm going to Harbin. Come with me!
但是 不 行。dànshì bù xíngbut it can't be done
我 很 想 去， 但是 不 行。wǒ hěn xiǎng qù, dànshì bù xíngI'd really like to go, but I can't.
为什么 不 行？wèishénme bù xíngWhy not?
在 村里 过 年。zài cūnli guò niánspend New Year in the village, word for word at village inside pass year

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