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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!
Fri Apr 30 2021 | Lyn, Joe
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Detailed Vocabulary
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
您 nín you
过 guò past experience marker
吗 ma indicates a yes-no question (added to a statement)
道 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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