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🇨🇳 Mandarin Chinese · Fluency Level 1

PART 2 · LESSON 15 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Ear Cleaner

Meet the ear cleaner who works the tables at Grandma Deng's: hear him call out his price, be coaxed into trying, say you are a bit scared, be told to sit still and not move your head, be asked if it feels good, say it does, and hear him call the next customer.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

Grandma Deng's teahouse after lunch, the ear cleaner moving between the bamboo chairs with his tuning fork ringing and a headlamp on his forehead.

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采耳！cǎi'ěrear cleaning, word for word pick ears
二十 块 一 位。èrshí kuài yí wèitwenty a head, word for word twenty yuan one person
采耳！ 采耳！ 二十 块 一 位。cǎi'ěr! cǎi'ěr! èrshí kuài yí wèiEar cleaning! Ear cleaning! Twenty a head.
多少 钱 一 位？duōshao qián yí wèiHow much a head?
试 一下 嘛。shì yíxià magive it a try, with the coaxing word
欧文， 你 试 一下 嘛。ōuwén, nǐ shì yíxià maOwen, give it a try. To a friend.
采耳？ 我 有点 怕 疼。cǎi'ěr? wǒ yǒudiǎn pà téngEar cleaning? I'm a bit afraid it'll hurt.
帅哥， 别 怕， 坐 好。shuàigē, bié pà, zuò hǎoHandsome, don't be afraid. Sit still.
有点 痒。yǒudiǎn yǎngIt tickles a bit.
我 也 要 试试。wǒ yě yào shìshiI want to try too.

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