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Invitations to Eat (original)

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ID: 0097 Newbie
So… ummmm, hi… I was…ahem, wondering (cough) if you… ahhhh, are doing…anything tonight? Think that’s hard in your own language? Try it in Mandarin Chinese! In this socially awkward podcast, Ken (never does this, honest) and Jenny (doesn’t like you in that way) teach you how to invite someone to a meal. Once you put all the effort into this lesson, how can they say no?!
Fri Feb 17 2006 | Jenny, Ken
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
今天 jīntiān today
晚上 wǎnshang evening
有事 yǒushì to be busy
没有 méiyǒu to not have
你今天晚上有事吗？
nǐ jīntiān wǎnshang yǒushì ma ？
Do you have anything to do tonight?
今天晚上我没有事。
jīntiān wǎnshang wǒ méiyǒu shì 。
I don’t have anything tonight.
我请你吃饭好不好？
wǒ qǐng nǐ chīfàn hǎo bu hǎo ？
I’ll invite you out to eat, OK?
好的。好主意。
hǎo de 。hǎo zhǔyi 。
OK. Good idea.
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