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PART 1 · LESSON 1 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES Free

Missus Lin Retires

Take a video call from Seattle: hear that Missus Lin has retired, congratulate her, hear that the buying is yours now, count twenty kinds of tea, ask for the budget, and promise to have it all bought before December.

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Lesson 1 · Missus Lin Retires

Mandarin Chinese · 30 minutes

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A May morning in the front room of the Chens' house in Longjing village, Owen's phone propped against the teapot and Missus Lin on the screen from Seattle.

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退休 了。tuìxiū leretired, with the word of change
欧文， 我 退休 了。ōuwén, wǒ tuìxiū leOwen, I've retired.
恭喜 您！gōngxǐ nínCongratulations! Politely.
真 的 吗？ 那 店 呢？zhēn de ma? nà diàn neReally? Then what about the shop?
来 采购。lái cǎigòudo the buying, word for word come buy for the shop
以后 你 来 采购。yǐhòu nǐ lái cǎigòuFrom now on, you do the buying. To a friend.
我 来 买。wǒ lái mǎiI'll do the buying.
我 买 什么 茶？wǒ mǎi shénme cháWhat teas do I buy?
二十 种 茶。èrshí zhǒng chátwenty kinds of tea
二十 种 茶， 都 要 最 好 的。èrshí zhǒng chá, dōu yào zuì hǎo deTwenty kinds of tea, all the best.
这么 多 茶？zhème duō cháThat much tea?
预算 是 多少？yùsuàn shì duōshaoWhat's the budget?
三十万 块。sānshíwàn kuàithree hundred thousand yuan, word for word thirty ten-thousands
十二月 以前。shí'èryuè yǐqiánbefore December, word for word twelve month before
买 好。mǎi hǎobought and done, word for word buy good
预算 三十万 块。 十二月 以前 买 好。yùsuàn sānshíwàn kuài, shí'èryuè yǐqián mǎi hǎoThe budget is three hundred thousand. Have it bought before December.
好 的， 林 阿姨。 您 放心！hǎo de, lín āyí, nín fàngxīnAll right, Missus Lin. Don't worry! Politely.