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🇨🇳 Mandarin Chinese · Intermediate Level 1

PART 1 · LESSON 9 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Little Wu's Mother Asks the Question

Sit through the question every mother asks: hear that Little Wu is twenty-six already and it's time he married, ask whether he has a girlfriend, hear not yet, get the same question yourself, and hear Little Wu beg her to stop.

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THE STORY

Supper in the Wu family's kitchen on a May evening, bowls of rice and bamboo shoots, Little Wu's mother ladling soup and watching the two young men.

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都 二十六 了。dōu èrshíliù letwenty-six already
小吴 都 二十六 了。xiǎo wú dōu èrshíliù leLittle Wu is twenty-six already.
妈， 又 来 了。mā, yòu lái leMum, here we go again.
小欧， 你 多大 了？xiǎo ōu, nǐ duō dà leLittle Oh, how old are you? To a friend.
结婚。jiéhūnto marry, word for word tie the marriage
该 结婚 了！gāi jiéhūn leIt's time he got married!
你 也 该 结婚 了！nǐ yě gāi jiéhūn leYou should get married too! To a friend.
以后 再 说。yǐhòu zài shuōWe'll talk about it later.
小吴 有 女朋友 吗？xiǎo wú yǒu nǚpéngyou maDoes Little Wu have a girlfriend?
还 没有。hái méiyǒuNot yet.

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