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Mother's Birthday

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ID: 91 Elementary
  Three things you don’t forget: 1. Anniversary 2. Mom’s Birthday 3. Listen to Chinesepod…Now, we can help you with two of the three (sorry, you’re on your own with #1) today. In this podcast Ken (loves his mum) and Jenny (ài tā māma) hold your hand in talking about your mother’s birthday with a friend in Mandarin Chinese. You’re sure to never forget again! LINK TO DOWNLOAD THIS EPISODE (right-click, save as) : chinesepod123_B13_20060206.mp3(13.８mb)
Sun Feb 05 2006 | Jenny, Ken
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
明天 míngtiān tomorrow
生日 shēngrì birthday
礼物 lǐwù gift
买好 mǎihǎo to have bought
明天是我妈妈的生日。
míngtiān shì wǒ māma de shēngrì 。
Tomorrow is my mother’s birthday.
是吗？礼物买好了吗？
shì ma ？ lǐwù mǎihǎo le ma ？
Is that right? Have you bought the gift?
买好了。我买了一件时髦的外套送给她。
mǎihǎo le 。 wǒ mǎi le yī jiàn shímáo de wàitào sònggěi tā 。
I’ve bought one. I bought a fashionable coat to give her.
她肯定很喜欢。
tā kěndìng hěn xǐhuan 。
She’ll certainly like it.
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