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IN THIS LESSON
ID: 0399 Elementary
“So, big guy - what’s the matter?” “Oh…(sigh)…it’s…aw, you don’t want to hear about it.” But that’s where you’re wrong, buster--we do! So much that we even crafted a lesson on downplaying despair and despondency. In this podcast, learn how to whine and sigh a bit in Mandarin Chinese (Premium subscribers get to hug it out).
Wed Jan 17 2007 | Jenny, Ken
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
跟 gēn with
聊 liáo to chat
怎么样 zěnmeyàng how was it
发生 fāshēng to happen
跟朋友聊得怎么样？
gēn péngyou liáo de zěnmeyàng ？
How was your chat with your friend?
还好。
hái hǎo 。
It was all right.
你怎么了？发生了什么事啊？
nǐ zěnme le ？fāshēng le shénme shì a ？
What’s the matter? Did something happen?
没什么。
méi shénme 。
It’s nothing.
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