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Gift for a New Girlfriend?

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ID: 3099 Intermediate
Getting a gift for a partner can be difficult, especially when it's a new relationship.In today's lesson, find out how to discuss buying a present for someone special.
Wed Jun 28 2017 | Fiona Tian, Gwilym
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
女友 nǚyǒu girlfriend
礼物 lǐwù gifts
晓得 xiǎode to know
贴心 tiēxīn considerate
我打算给我的新女友买件儿礼物，啧，真难！不晓得送什么能让她高兴。
wǒ dǎsuàn gěi wǒ de xīn nǚyǒu mǎi jiànr lǐwù ，zé ，zhēn nán ！bù xiǎode sòng shénme néng ràng tā gāoxìng 。
I plan to buy a present for my new girlfriend, huh! It's so hard! I don't know what I can get her that can make her happy.
哟，这么贴心，生日？
yō ，zhème tiēxīn ，shēngrì ？
Huh, how considerate. Is it a birthday?
你真是料事如神啊，这都猜中了。没错，生日，帮忙挑个礼物呗。
nǐ zhēn shì liào shì rú shén ā ，zhè dōu cāizhòng le 。méicuò ，shēngrì ，bāngmáng tiāo gè lǐwù bēi 。
You like a psychic, you even guessed this right. That's right, it's her birthday, so you can help me pick a present, right?
包治百病”，买包吧？
bāozhìbǎibìng ”，mǎi bāo ba ？
What about the panacea of presents... buy a bag?
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