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🇨🇳 Mandarin Chinese · Intermediate Level 2

PART 3 · LESSON 29 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Lan Arrives

Meet Lan at the gate of the village: say she is here at last, hear the road is finally open, introduce her to Yan Wen as the Lan you talked about, and hear Grandmother Yu welcome her to the village.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

The gate of the Bulang village, the first dry afternoon in a week: Owen running down the path, a minibus pulling away, and Yan Wen and his grandmother coming out behind him.

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陈兰！ 你 终于 来 了！chénlán! nǐ zhōngyú lái leLan! You're here at last!
路 终于 通 了。 坐 了 三 个 小时。lù zhōngyú tōng le, zuò le sān ge xiǎoshíThe road's finally open. Three hours sitting.
你 说 的 陈兰？nǐ shuō de chénlánthe Lan you talked about, word for word you say's Lan
这 就是 你 说 的 陈兰？zhè jiùshì nǐ shuō de chénlánSo this is the Lan you talked about?
对， 这 就是 陈兰。 这 是 岩温。duì, zhè jiùshì chénlán, zhè shì yánwēnYes, this is Lan. This is Yan Wen.
你好， 岩温！ 欧文 天天 说 你。nǐ hǎo, yánwēn! ōuwén tiāntiān shuō nǐHello, Yan Wen! Owen talks about you every day.
我们 寨子！wǒmen zhàiziour village, a mountain village of the Bulang
欢迎 来 我们 寨子！huānyíng lái wǒmen zhàiziWelcome to our village!
奶奶 好！ 谢谢 您！nǎinai hǎo! xièxie nínHello, Grandmother! Thank you! Politely.
快 进 来， 喝 杯 烤 茶。kuài jìn lái, hē bēi kǎo cháCome in, quick, and have a cup of roasted tea.