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Having Spare Keys Made

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ID: 1716 Intermediate
Multiple roommates, one room. You're going to have to get extra keys made. In this lesson, two roommates try to accomplish the (apparently difficult) feat of having a spare key made.
Fri Jul 15 2011 | Jenny, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
糟糕 zāogāo 'oh no'
钥匙 yàoshi key
掉 diào to lose
配 pèi to duplicate (a key)
糟糕，我的钥匙掉了。
zāogāo ，wǒ de yàoshi diào le 。
Oh no, I lost my keys!
那用我的吧。
nà yòng wǒ de ba 。
Then use mine.
我明天去配钥匙，你的先借给我吧。
wǒ míngtiān qù pèi yàoshi ，nǐ de xiān jiè gěi wǒ ba 。
I'll go get a spare made tomorrow. Lend me yours for now.
好的，拿着。
hǎo de ，ná zhe 。
OK, here you go.
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