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Do I Need to Remove my Shoes

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ID: 2608 Elementary
If you've ever been invited in to someones home you might have come across these weird shoe covers. In the West, is it quite normal to walk around the house with shoes on, but to do this in Asia would be very unusual. Learn some great vocab to avoid making any embarrassing mistakes.
Wed Dec 31 2014 | Adam, Jenny
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
换 huàn to switch
拖鞋 tuōxié slippers
鞋柜 xiéguì shoe cupboard
必须 bìxū need to
请进！
come in ！
Please come in.
需要换拖鞋吗？
xūyào huàn tuōxié ma ？
Do I have to change in to slippers?
鞋柜里有，你们换一下吧！
xiéguì lǐ yǒu ，nǐmen huàn yīxià ba ！
There are some in the shoe cupboard. You can put them on.
必须要换鞋吗？
bìxū yào huàn xié ma ？
Must I change my shoes?
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