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Dinner Guest

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ID: 0326 Elementary
That “Cocktail Party” lesson got you an invite to dinner, and you even went as far to buy the traditional gift of “duck neck” to hand over to your guest. But what say you when the door is opened? In this podcast, learn some Chinese etiquette on being a good guest, in Mandarin Chinese.
Thu Nov 09 2006 | Jenny, Ken
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
脱 tuō to take off
鞋子 xiézi shoes
拖鞋 tuōxié slippers
干净 gānjìng clean
你好。好久不见！
nǐhǎo 。hǎojiǔ bùjiàn ！
Hi! Long time no see!
你来了？请进！请进！
nǐ lái le ？qǐng jìn ！qǐng jìn ！
You’re here! Come in, come in.
需要脱鞋子吗？
xūyào tuō xiézi ma ？
Do I need to take my shoes off?
这双拖鞋是干净的。
zhè shuāng tuōxié shì gānjìng de 。
This pair of slippers is clean.
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