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Lili and Zhang Liang 4: Lovers' Spat

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ID: 0327 Intermediate
Granted, it’s difficult (even for us) to differentiate a “normal talk” from an “upset talk,” but we can tell you that an occasional spat takes place. What over? It rhymes with “shopping”. In this lesson, Zhang Liang and Chen Li get a bit heated in a classic boy-meets-girl at the shopping mall. Just what you always wanted, to learn how to argue in Mandarin Chinese!
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
说谎 shuōhuǎng to tell lies
guàng to stroll
效果 xiàoguǒ result
比较 bǐjiào to compare
张亮,这件衣服好看吗?
Zhāng Liàng ,zhè jiàn yīfu hǎokàn ma ?
Zhang Liang, does this one look good?
不错,你试试吧。
búcuò ,nǐ shìshi ba 。
Very nice, try it on.
我想再看看别的。哎,那件怎么样?
wǒ xiǎng zài kānkan biéde 。āi ,nà jiàn zěnmeyàng ?
I want to look at some other things too. Oooh, what about that one?
嗯,挺好的。你喜欢就试一下嘛,否则也看不出效果。
én ,tǐng hǎo de 。nǐ xǐhuan jiù shì yīxià ma ,fǒuzé yě kàn bùchū xiàoguǒ 。
Uh-huh, it’s pretty good. If you like it you should try it on, otherwise you won’t know how it looks on you.
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