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🇨🇳 Mandarin Chinese · Beginner Level 3

PART 3 · LESSON 25 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Late for Class

Come into class late in the middle of the harvest: say sorry, you're late, give the reason, hear that you look tired, say you didn't sleep well, and hear class first, then tea.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

A quarter past eight on a morning in the harvest, and the door of a classroom at the university in Hangzhou opens on Teacher Lu and a lesson already begun.

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迟到 了。chídào lelate, word for word arrived late, changed
老师， 对不起， 我 迟到 了。lǎoshī, duìbuqǐ, wǒ chídào leTeacher, sorry, I'm late.
明天 别 迟到！míngtiān bié chídàoDon't be late tomorrow!
欧文， 为什么 迟到？ōuwén, wèishénme chídàoOwen, why late?
因为 早上 采 茶。yīnwèi zǎoshang cǎi cháBecause I was picking tea in the morning.
上 课。shàng kègo to class, word for word up lesson
上 课 了！shàng kè leClass is starting!
看 起来kàn qǐláilooks, word for word see rise up
你 看 起来 很 累。nǐ kàn qǐlái hěn lèiYou look very tired. To a friend.
你 看 起来 不错。nǐ kàn qǐlái búcuòYou look fine. To a friend.

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