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How to Wash Clothes

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ID: 2382 Elementary
In this lesson, a woman instructs her housekeeper or her 阿姨 (āyí) on how to wash her clothes. There appear to be some major differences over how things are done...
Wed Feb 19 2014 | Vera, Tom
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
阿姨 āyí auntie
洗衣机 xǐyījī washing machine
脏 zāng dirty
洗衣篮 xǐyīlán hamper
阿姨，这是洗衣机。脏衣服都在洗衣篮里。
āyí ，zhè shì xǐyījī 。zāng yīfu dōu zài xǐyīlán lǐ 。
Auntie, this is the washing machine. The dirty clothes are all in the hamper.
好的，太太。
hǎo de ，tàitai 。
Okay, ma'am.
哎，不对。内衣和外衣不能一起洗。
āi ，bù duì 。nèiyī hé wàiyī bùnéng yīqǐ xǐ 。
Hey, that's not right. Underwear and outer garments can't be washed together.
哦，知道了，太太。
ò ，zhīdao le ，tàitai 。
Oh, I got it, ma'am.
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