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Mending Clothing

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ID: 1679 Intermediate
Many homes have what's called a "mending pile," which is also referred to as "the place where old clothes go to die." In China, though, it's so easy to find someone to mend, patch, and alter all your clothing woes! In this Chinese lesson learn the key words to describe how clothes "go bad," the key verbs for fixing them, and even some key measure words.
Wed May 25 2011 | John, Jenny
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
修 xiū to mend, to repair
件 jiàn [measure word for pieces of clothing]
掉 diào to fall off
扣子 kòuzi button
王师傅，我这里有一些衣服，能帮我修一下吗？
Wáng shīfu ，wǒ zhèlǐ yǒu yīxiē yīfu ，néng bāng wǒ xiū yīxià ma ？
Mr. Wang, I have some clothes here. Could you fix some things for me?
哪里？我看看。
nǎli ？wǒ kàn kan 。
Where? Let me have a look.
这件衣服掉了两个扣子。你有一样的扣子吗？帮我钉一下。
zhè jiàn yīfu diào le liǎng ge kòuzi 。nǐ yǒu yīyàng de kòuzi ma ？bāng wǒ dìng yīxià 。
This one lost two buttons. Do you have the same buttons? Sew some on for me.
完全一样的很难找，差不多的行吗？
wánquán yīyàng de hěn nán zhǎo ，chàbuduō de xíng ma ？
It's hard to find ones that are exactly the same. Is it all right if they're not quite identical?
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