An Old Photo 老照片
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ID: 10007
Pre-Intermediate
In this lesson, hear a daughter and her dad page through an old family photo, and learn how to name family members with 奶奶, 哥哥 and 妹妹, react with 很/非常 + adjective, and compare two people with A 比 B + 大/高/瘦.
Yvonne, Cary
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 照片 | zhàopiàn | photo | |
| 奶奶 | nǎinai | grandma | |
| 漂亮 | piàoliang | pretty, or beautiful | |
| 高个子 | gāo gèzi | tall person |
爸爸，你看这一张照片！这是谁？
Bàba, nǐ kàn zhè yì zhāng zhàopiàn! Zhè shì shéi?
Dad, look at this photo! Who's this?
哦！这是你奶奶的老照片。
Ó! Zhè shì nǐ nǎinai de lǎo zhàopiàn.
Oh! That's an old photo of your grandma.
这是奶奶？！她很漂亮啊！
Zhè shì nǎinai?! Tā hěn piàoliang a!
This is grandma?! She's so pretty!
对吧？她那时才十八岁。
Duì ba? Tā nà shí cái shíbā suì.
Right? She was only eighteen back then.
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