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🇨🇳 Mandarin Chinese · Intermediate Level 3

PART 3 · LESSON 23 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

A Birthday on a Screen

Hold the screen for a birthday video call: wish someone a happy seventy-third birthday, hear her ask after the master's health, report what she says and what she asks you to do, and toast the master for her.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

Master Chen's main room on a January evening, a tablet propped against the teapot, Missus Lin on a video call for her birthday, and Owen holding the screen.

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七十三 岁。qīshísān suìseventy-three years old
林 阿姨， 七十三 岁 生日 快乐！lín āyí, qīshísān suì shēngrì kuàilèMissus Lin, happy seventy-third birthday!
谢谢！ 陈 师傅 身体 好 吗？xièxie! chén shīfu shēntǐ hǎo maThank you! Is Master Chen in good health?
他 很 好。 他 问 您 什么 时候 回来。tā hěn hǎo. tā wèn nín shénme shíhou huílaiHe's well. He asks when you're coming back. Politely.
十月 我 一定 回来！shíyuè wǒ yídìng huílaiIn October I'll be back for certain!
师父， 她 说 她 十月 一定 回来。shīfu, tā shuō tā shíyuè yídìng huílaiMaster Chen, she says she's coming back in October for certain.
好！ 十月 见， 我 等 你！hǎo! shíyuè jiàn, wǒ děng nǐGood! See you in October, I'll wait for you! To a friend.
敬 陈 师傅 一 杯。jìng chén shīfu yì bēitoast Master Chen a cup, word for word respect him one cup
欧文， 替 我 敬 陈 师傅 一 杯。ōuwén, tì wǒ jìng chén shīfu yì bēiOwen, toast Master Chen for me.
师父， 她 让 我 替 她 敬 您 一 杯。shīfu, tā ràng wǒ tì tā jìng nín yì bēiMaster Chen, she asks me to toast you for her. Politely.