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I didn’t bring my umbrella

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ID: 0420 Newbie
“Ah,” you say (in Mandarin), “it’s raining and I don’t have my….” (stopping short here to describe curvy handle with fabric cover except that you don’t know how to say “curvy,” “handle,” or “fabric,” meaning it just got weird). Let us help you out in this podcast and teach you how to talk about “neglecting to pack the brelly”, using Mandarin Chinese.
Wed Feb 07 2007 | Jenny, Ken
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
糟了 zāo le darn it
下雨 xiàyǔ to rain
没 méi not
带 dài to bring
糟了，下雨了!
zāo le ，xiàyǔ le !
Oh no, it’s raining!
我没带雨伞。
wǒ méi dài yǔsǎn 。
I didn’t bring my umbrella.
我也没带。
wǒ yě méi dài 。
I didn’t bring mine either.
那怎么办呢？
nà zěnme bàn ne ？
So what should we do?
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