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🇨🇳 Mandarin Chinese · Intermediate Level 3

PART 3 · LESSON 22 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Pulled Three Ways

Hear three opinions on where to hold the wedding: the village, a hotel, and Seattle too; ask what someone's mother says, report it, say the talk is getting messier, and say that wherever it is, it's fine.

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THE STORY

Missus Wang's kitchen table in Longjing village on a Sunday in January, Doctor Yang over from the city, and a message from Seattle on Owen's phone.

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在 村里 办！ 村里 人 多。zài cūnli bàn! cūnli rén duōHave it in the village! There are a lot of people in the village.
酒店 方便。jiǔdiàn fāngbiàna hotel is convenient, word for word wine shop convenient
妈， 我 觉得 酒店 方便。mā, wǒ juéde jiǔdiàn fāngbiànMum, I think a hotel is convenient.
你 妈 怎么 说？nǐ mā zěnme shuōWhat does your mum say?
也 要 办 一 次。yě yào bàn yí cìhas to have one too, word for word also must do one time
我 妈 说， 西雅图 也 要 办 一 次。wǒ mā shuō, xīyǎtú yě yào bàn yí cìMy mum says Seattle has to have one too.
越 说 越 乱。yuè shuō yuè luànthe more we talk, the messier it gets
三 个 地方？ 越 说 越 乱。sān ge dìfang? yuè shuō yuè luànThree places? The more we talk, the messier it gets.
那 听 谁 的？nà tīng shéi deThen who do we listen to?
不管 在 哪里 办，bùguǎn zài nǎli bànno matter where we have it, word for word not care at where do

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