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Can I Eat With You?

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ID: 1896 Elementary
  A new workplace can be intimidating at first if you don't know anyone and especially if no one is speaking English! The first step to breaking the ice and becoming more familiar with your coworkers is obtaining a coveted lunch invitation. But what do you do when you can't get an invite? Learn how to ask to tag along in today's elementary lesson.
Thu Mar 22 2012 | Greg, Jenny
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
中午 zhōngwǔ noon
火锅 huǒguō hot pot
吧 ba [creates a suggestion]
最 zuì most
中午去吃火锅吧？
zhōngwǔ qù chī huǒguō ba ？
Shall we got eat hotpot for lunch?
好啊好啊。我最爱吃火锅了。
hǎo a hǎo a 。 wǒ zuì ài chī huǒguō le 。
Great. Hotpot's my favorite.
你们要去吃火锅？
nǐmen yào qù chī huǒguō ？
Are you guys going to eat hotpot?
嗯。
ng4 。
Yeah.
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