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🇨🇳 Mandarin Chinese · Intermediate Level 1

PART 1 · LESSON 5 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

White Walls, Black Tiles

Arrive at the Wu family's house: greet Little Wu's mother, hear that the door is open, admire the white walls and black tiles, ask who is in the photographs on the wall, and meet Mei, Little Wu's younger sister.

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THE STORY

The courtyard of the Wu family's house in a village under the Yellow Mountain, white walls and black tiles, a May evening with the door standing open.

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阿姨 好！ 我 是 欧文。āyí hǎo! wǒ shì ōuwénHello, Auntie! I'm Owen.
门 开 着。mén kāi zhethe door stands open, word for word door open, staying
小欧！ 门 开 着， 快 进 来！xiǎo ōu! mén kāi zhe, kuài jìn láiLittle Oh! The door's open, come in, quick!
白 墙 黑 瓦。bái qiáng hēi wǎwhite walls, black tiles
白 墙 黑 瓦， 真 漂亮！bái qiáng hēi wǎ, zhēn piàoliangWhite walls, black tiles, really beautiful!
您 家 真 漂亮！nín jiā zhēn piàoliangYour home is really beautiful! Politely.
一百 年 了！yìbǎi nián leIt's a hundred years old!
挂 着 照片。guà zhe zhàopiànphotographs hanging
墙 上。qiáng shangon the wall
墙 上 挂 着 照片。 这 是 谁？qiáng shang guà zhe zhàopiàn, zhè shì shéiPhotographs hang on the wall. Who is this?

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