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Firing the Ayi

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ID: 2215 Intermediate
  Your housekeeper, the ayi, hasn't been very diligent in her work lately. In fact, she's been so delinquent that it seems like she hasn't been coming at all. In this lesson, ChinesePod helps you figure out a way to let her off easy.
Thu Jun 20 2013 | Vera, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
要求 yāoqiú to request
涨 zhǎng to raise
工资 gōngzī wages
别的 bié de other
老公，阿姨要求涨工资。
lǎogōng ， āyí yāoqiú zhǎng gōngzī 。
Honey, the ayi wants a pay raise.
她怎么说？
tā zěnme shuō ？
What did she say?
她说别的阿姨工资都比她高。
tā shuō biéde āyí gōngzī dōu bǐ tā gāo 。
She said that the wages of other ayis are higher.
那她想涨多少？
nà tā xiǎng zhǎng duōshǎo ？
How much of a raise does she want?
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