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Buying a Newspaper

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ID: 0812 Newbie
At this juncture, we know some of you bespectacled types are going to show-off your 4,000 character-plus savvy and say you read the Chinese newspaper. This lesson, however, is about options. Some of us lazy types just want to know what's going on in the world, without losing our eyesight over morning coffee. In this podcast, learn how to ask for your preference of the daily news, in Mandarin.
Thu Mar 06 2008 | Jenny , Ken
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
有 yǒu to have
报纸 bàozhǐ newspaper
要 yào to want
中文 Zhōngwén Chinese
有报纸吗？
yǒu bàozhǐ ma ？
Do you have newspapers?
有。要中文的还是英文的？
yǒu 。yào Zhōngwén de háishi Yīngwén de ？
Yes. Do you want Chinese or English?
中文的。
Zhōngwén de 。
Chinese.
一块钱。
yī kuài qián 。
One RMB.
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