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🇨🇳 Mandarin Chinese · Intermediate Level 3

PART 1 · LESSON 1 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES Free

What Seattle Said

Tell Lan you've told your parents: say you called last night, report that they say they're coming to China in September, pass on your mother's question about English, and say it's their first time in Asia.

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Lesson 1 · What Seattle Said

Mandarin Chinese · 30 minutes

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Lan's tea shop in Hangzhou on an August morning, the fan going, Owen in the doorway with his phone still in his hand.

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跟 你 爸妈 说 了 吗？gēn nǐ bàmā shuō le matold your parents, word for word with your parents said
欧文， 你 跟 你 爸妈 说 了 吗？ōuwén, nǐ gēn nǐ bàmā shuō le maOwen, have you told your parents? To a friend.
说 了。 昨天 晚上 打 了 电话。shuō le, zuótiān wǎnshang dǎ le diànhuàI have. I called last night.
他们 很 高兴。tāmen hěn gāoxìngThey're very happy.
他们 说 什么？tāmen shuō shénmeWhat did they say?
九月 来 中国！jiǔyuè lái zhōngguócome to China in September; nine is low and dipping, month falls
他们 说 九月 来 中国！tāmen shuō jiǔyuè lái zhōngguóThey said they're coming to China in September!
他们 想 认识 你。tāmen xiǎng rènshi nǐThey want to meet you.
真 的 吗？ 太 好 了！zhēn de ma? tài hǎo leReally? That's great!
会 不 会 说 英文。huì bu huì shuō yīngwénwhether you can speak English, word for word can not can speak English
我 妈 问 你 会 不 会 说 英文。wǒ mā wèn nǐ huì bu huì shuō yīngwénMy mum asked whether you can speak English.
会 一点。 他们 来 过 亚洲 吗？huì yìdiǎn, tāmen lái guo yàzhōu maA little. Have they been to Asia before?
他们 第 一 次 来 亚洲。tāmen dì yī cì lái yàzhōutheir first time in Asia
没有。 这 是 他们 第 一 次 来 亚洲。méiyǒu, zhè shì tāmen dì yī cì lái yàzhōuNo. It's their first time in Asia.