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Before Noon, After Noon

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ID: 0748 Newbie
The unending feud between those annoying morning people and their alter-egos, the 'night cats' comes to a Chinese lesson today. Listen in as pre-noon takes on post-noon, chipper good mornings take on groggy good afternoons. Listen and learn in Mandarin how to do battle for control of the alarm clock setting.
Wed Jan 02 2008 | Jenny, Ken
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
明天 míngtiān tomorrow
上午 shàngwǔ morning; before noon
来 lái to come
不太 bùtài not too
我明天上午来。
wǒ míngtiān shàngwǔ lái 。
I am coming tomorrow morning.
上午不太方便。
shàngwǔ bùtài fāngbiàn 。
The morning is not so convenient.
那，明天下午可以吗？
nà ，míngtiān xiàwǔ kěyǐ ma ？
Then, what about tomorrow afternoon？
下午可以。
xiàwǔ kěyǐ 。
Tomorrow afternoon is all right.
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