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Getting Ready for a Dinner Party

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ID: 2050 Elementary
Start cleaning the living room and getting busy in the kitchen, you're about to have a dinner party. In this lesson, learn how to discuss how many people will be eating and how many dishes to make to prepare for the dinner party. And as someone plans for a dinner party with their housekeeper, you'll also learn how to apologize for causing them extra trouble.
Thu Oct 25 2012 | John, Jenny
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
阿姨 āyí auntie, housekeeper
今天 jīntiān today
客人 kèrén guest
在 zài at
阿姨，今天晚上有客人。
āyí ，jīntiān wǎnshang yǒu kèrén 。
Ayi, this evening we have guests.
哦。他们在这里吃饭吗？
ò 。tāmen zài zhèlǐ chīfàn ma ？
Oh. Will they be eating here?
嗯。
ng 。
Yeah.
一共有几个人吃？
yīgòng yǒu jǐ ge rén chī ？
How many people in total will be eating?
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