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IN THIS LESSON
ID: 1649 Newbie
“So… what do you do?” While that might sound like a “Singles’ Night” introduction, we mean it… seriously (you should see our faces right now). In this lesson, you will learn how to ask someone what they do, using Mandarin Chinese. And this podcast will also help you to learn how to give a nice sounding response… and so much more.
Wed Apr 13 2011 | John, Dilu
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
你 nǐ you
是 shì to be
做 zuò to do
什么 shénme what
你是做什么的？
nǐ shì zuò shénme de ？
What do you do?
我是老师。你呢？
wǒ shì lǎoshī 。nǐ ne ？
I'm a teacher. You?
我是医生。你喜欢你的工作吗？
wǒ shì yīshēng 。nǐ xǐhuan nǐ de gōngzuò ma ？
I'm a doctor. Do you like your job?
是的。我很喜欢。
shì de 。wǒ hěn xǐhuan 。
Yes. I really like it.
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