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🇨🇳 Mandarin Chinese · Fluency Level 1

PART 3 · LESSON 29 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

A Lidded Bowl

Say goodbye at the teahouse door: hear Grandma give you a lidded bowl, say you cannot take it, be told to take it and not stand on ceremony, hear Lan say you cannot bear to leave, hear Grandma say the same and ask you to come back often, hear Uncle Tang invite you back, wish Grandma good health, and hear her wish you a safe journey.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

The door of Grandma Deng's teahouse in the People's Park in Chengdu on a July morning, two suitcases on the path, the regulars at their mahjong table watching.

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盖碗。gàiwǎna lidded bowl, the Sichuan teacup, word for word lid bowl
送 你。sòng nǐis for you, a gift, word for word give you
欧文， 这 个 盖碗 送 你。ōuwén, zhè gè gàiwǎn sòng nǐOwen, this lidded bowl is for you.
奶奶， 我 不 能 要。nǎinai, wǒ bù néng yàoGrandma, I can't take it.
我 会 想 你们 的。wǒ huì xiǎng nǐmen deI'll miss you all.
拿 着， 别 客气。ná zhe, bié kèqiTake it, don't be polite.
奶奶， 我们 舍不得 您。nǎinai, wǒmen shěbude nínGrandma, we can't bear to leave you. Politely.
喝 完 这 杯 再 走。hē wán zhè bēi zài zǒuFinish this cup before you go.
我 也 舍不得。 常 回来！wǒ yě shěbude. cháng huíláiMe neither. Come back often!
来 玩！lái wáncome and have fun, word for word come play

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