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🇨🇳 Mandarin Chinese · Intermediate Level 2

PART 1 · LESSON 1 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES Free

If You Are Good to Her

Face Lan's mother alone at the shop: hear that she saw you two, say you know and you're sorry, hear her ask if you really like her, say you do, hear her condition, say she needn't worry, and hear that Lan's father still doesn't know.

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Lesson 1 · If You Are Good to Her

Mandarin Chinese · 30 minutes

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A January afternoon at Lan's tea shop in Hangzhou, Lan out on a delivery, and Doctor Yang coming in alone and closing the door behind her.

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欧文， 我 看见 你们 了。ōuwén, wǒ kànjiàn nǐmen leOwen, I saw you two.
坐， 我们 谈谈。zuò, wǒmen tántanSit down, let's talk.
阿姨， 我 知道。 对不起。āyí, wǒ zhīdào, duìbuqǐAuntie, I know. I'm sorry.
你 真 的 喜欢 她 吗？nǐ zhēn de xǐhuan tā maDo you really like her? To a friend.
真 的。 我 很 喜欢 她。zhēn de, wǒ hěn xǐhuan tāReally. I like her very much.
反对。fǎnduìto object, two falls, word for word to face against
我 就 不 反对。wǒ jiù bú fǎnduìthen I won't object
如果 你 对 她 好， 我 就 不 反对。rúguǒ nǐ duì tā hǎo, wǒ jiù bú fǎnduìIf you're good to her, I won't object. To a friend.
如果 您 反对 呢？rúguǒ nín fǎnduì neAnd if you object? Politely.
阿姨， 您 放心。 我 会 对 她 好。āyí, nín fàngxīn, wǒ huì duì tā hǎoAuntie, don't worry. I'll be good to her. Politely.
她 爸 还 不 知道。tā bà hái bù zhīdàoHer dad still doesn't know.
我们 会 告诉 他。wǒmen huì gàosu tāWe'll tell him.