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The Clogged Toilet

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ID: 0487 Elementary
Though your instinct may be to scream and run, a clogged toilet just isn’t going to go away, as we all know. Since you insist on throwing your toilet paper into the toilet (unlike the locals, who know better!), you will likely shortly be in need of this lesson. In this podcast learn how to use your Mandarin Chinese to beckon for your property manager’s help to deal with this delicate task.
Sun Apr 15 2007 | Jenny, Ken
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
物业 wùyè property management
马桶 mǎtǒng toilet
堵 dǔ clogged
试 shì to try
是物业吗？
shì wùyè ma ？
Is this the property management office?
对。什么事？
duì 。shénme shì ？
That's right. What's the matter?
我的马桶堵住了。麻烦来看一下。
wǒ de mǎtǒng dǔ zhù le 。máfan lái kàn yīxià 。
My toilet is plugged. Please come and take a look.
你试过用马桶拔吗？
nǐ shì guo yòng mǎtǒngbá ma ？
Did you try to use a plunger?
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