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Borrowing and Returning
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ID: 0259 Elementary
Despite many an inter-office email on “please don’t make the intros your own therapy” we simply cannot ignore today’s topic and the fact that Ken has yet to return our favorite Sharpie pen. Listen in to this podcast for a Mandarin Chinese lesson on borrowing and returning. We promise—no moralizing.
Tue Sep 19 2006 | Jenny, Ken
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SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
---|---|---|---|
支 | zhī | [measure word] | |
笔 | bǐ | pen | |
可以 | kěyǐ | can | |
借给 | jiègěi | to loan to |
那支笔你可以借给我吗?
nà zhī bǐ nǐ kěyǐ jiègěi wǒ ma ?
Could you lend me that pen?
对不起,这支笔不是我的,我现在得还给他。
duìbuqǐ ,zhè zhī bǐ bù shì wǒ de ,wǒ xiànzài děi huángěi tā 。
Sorry, this pen isn’t mine. I have to return it to him now.
哦,那我可以问他借吗?
ò ,nà wǒ kěyǐ wèn tā jiè ma ?
Oh, then can I ask him to borrow it?
应该可以。你问他吧。
yīnggāi kěyǐ 。nǐ wèn tā ba 。
It should be fine. Go ahead and ask him.
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