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ID: 4536 Newbie
 
In this lesson, Joe and Lyn are taking you to the restaurant to learn how to ask easy questions, make an introduction and some suggestions on how to make small talk. Let's check it out!
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Detailed Vocabulary
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
nín you
guò past experience marker
ma indicates a yes-no question (added to a statement)
dào measure word for dishes
您来过吗?
nín lái guò ma ?
Have you been here before?
没来过。
méi lái guò 。
I haven’t.
这道菜不错。大家都喜欢。
zhè dào cài bùcuò 。 dàjiā dōu xǐhuan 。
This dish is pretty good. Everyone likes it.
就这道吧。
jiù zhè dào ba 。
Well, then this dish.
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