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🇨🇳 Mandarin Chinese · Fluency Level 1

PART 1 · LESSON 5 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Turn! Don't Stop!

Run the frying room with Little Wu at the wok and Auntie Liu at the table: tell him to be quick because the heat is too high, hear him ask to stop, order him to turn and not stop, hear you sound like a master now, praise the work, and be asked to be his best man.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

The frying room in Longjing village on a bright April morning, Little Wu's sleeves rolled up at the wok and Auntie Liu sorting leaves by the window.

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抓紧！zhuājǐnquick, word for word grab tight
小吴， 抓紧！ 火 大 了！xiǎo wú, zhuājǐn, huǒ dà leLittle Wu, quick! The heat's too high!
那 我 停 一下？nà wǒ tíng yíxiàThen shall I stop a moment?
小心 烫 手。xiǎoxīn tàng shǒuMind you don't burn your hands.
翻！ 别 停！fān, bié tíngTurn! Don't stop!
像 师傅 了。xiàng shīfu lelike a master now
小欧 现在 像 师傅 了。xiǎo ōu xiànzài xiàng shīfu leLittle Oh sounds like a master now.
我 的 手 都 红 了。wǒ de shǒu dōu hóng leMy hands have gone all red.
四月 几 号？sìyuè jǐ hàoWhat date in April?
好 了 吗？ 怎么样？hǎo le ma, zěnmeyàngDone! How is it?

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