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Mahjong

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ID: 0403 Elementary
You haven’t really experienced Chinese culture until you’ve spent all night playing Mahjong with your friends. So do you know how to play? If not, listen and learn; in this podcast you will learn how to ask someone in Mandarin Chinese if they know how to play Mahjong. You will also learn how to say that you don’t play very well; and who knows, just like our friend in the dialogue, you may just get a willing gambler to offer to teach you!
Mon Jan 22 2007 | Jenny, Ken
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
怎么 zěnme how
精神 jīngshen energy
和 hé with
朋友们 péngyǒumen friends
你今天怎么没有精神？
nǐ jīntiān zěnme méiyǒu jīngshen ？
How come you have no energy today?
哎，和朋友们打了一个晚上的麻将。
āi ，hé péngyǒumen dǎ le yī ge wǎnshang de májiàng 。
Oh, I played mahjong with my friends all night.
真是个赌鬼！
zhēn shì ge dǔguǐ ！
You are such a gambler!
呵呵。对了，你会打麻将吗？
hēhē 。duìle ，nǐ huì dǎ májiàng ma ？
Heh heh. So… do you know how to play mahjong?
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