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A Horizontal or Vertical Photo?

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ID: 1937 Elementary
OK, so maybe you just take photos with your cell phone, but you're an artiste, right? You know which photos are portrait-perfect vertically, and which require the horizontal landscape orientation. If you're into taking photos in China (and also playing director of photography at the same time), this Chinese lesson is for you.
Mon May 21 2012 | John, Dilu
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
能 néng to be able to
帮 bāng to assist
拍 pāi to take (a photo)
张 zhāng [measure word]
能帮我拍一张照片吗？
néng bāng wǒ pāi yī zhāng zhàopiàn ma ？
Could you take a photo for me?
可以。竖的吗？
kěyǐ 。shù de ma ？
Sure. Vertical?
好。
hǎo 。
OK.
可以帮我拍横的吗？
kěyǐ bāng wǒ pāi héng de ma ？
Could you take a horizontal one for me?
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