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🇨🇳 Mandarin Chinese · Beginner Level 3

PART 1 · LESSON 5 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Six-Forty Bus

Race for the morning bus from the Chen kitchen: hear that it's time to get up, say you're nearly late, say there's no time for breakfast, take two buns for the bus, and say what time you'll be back.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

Half past six in the Chen kitchen in Longjing village, steam on the window, and the bus down to the university leaves from the end of the lane at six forty.

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起床 了！ 六 点 半 了！qǐchuáng le, liù diǎn bàn leGet up! It's half past six!
快 迟到 了！kuài chídào lenearly late, word for word fast late changed
六 点 半？ 快 迟到 了！liù diǎn bàn, kuài chídào leHalf past six? I'm nearly late!
手机 带 了 吗？shǒujī dài le maDid you bring your phone?
吃 包子 吗？chī bāozi maHaving a bun?
几 点 的 车？jǐ diǎn de chēWhat time is the bus?
来 不 及 了！lái bu jí leno time, word for word come not reach
来 不 及 了！ 六 点 四十 的 车！lái bu jí le, liù diǎn sìshí de chēNo time! The six-forty bus!
带 两 个， 在 车 上 吃。dài liǎng ge, zài chē shang chīTake two, eat them on the bus.
车 来 了！chē lái leThe bus is here!

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