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Christmas Presents

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ID: 0375 Elementary
“Do they know it’s Christmastime at allllllll....” - while John and Ken fight over who gets to sing the Spandau Ballet part, in this podcast we’ll unwrap a Mandarin Chinese lesson on buying Christmas presents here in China.
Mon Dec 25 2006 | Jenny, Ken
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
圣诞节 shèngdànjié Christmas
又要 yòuyào to want again
礼物 lǐwù gift
买 mǎi to buy
圣诞节又要到了。
shèngdànjié yòu yào dào le 。
Christmas is almost here again!
是啊，礼物你买好了吗？
shì ā ，lǐwù nǐ mǎi hǎo le ma ？
That’s right. Have you bought your gifts?
还没呢。真不知道要买什么。你呢？
hái méi ne 。zhēn bù zhīdào yào mǎi shénme 。nǐ ne ？
Not yet. I really don’t know what to buy. How about you?
我买了巧克力、香水。没什么特别的。
wǒ mǎi le qiǎokèlì 、xiāngshuǐ 。méi shénme tèbié de 。
I bought chocolate and perfume. Nothing that special.
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