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Musical Instruments

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ID: 0183 Elementary
Granted, even we can’t say “pipa” without giggling, and still feel the need to grab the “erhu” and do a scissor kick, but it won’t stop us from sitting Jenny down in this podcast and finding out why she doesn’t play the “gangqin”…all in the name of a Mandarin Chinese lesson on instruments. ChinesePod: the CBGB of podcasts.
Thu Jul 20 2006 | Jenny, Ken
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
会 huì can
弹 tán to play
钢琴 gāngqín piano
不会 bùhuì cannot
你会弹钢琴吗？
nǐ huì tán gāngqín ma ？
Can you play the piano?
不会。但是我会弹古筝。
bùhuì 。dànshì wǒ huì tán gǔzhēng 。
No. But I can play the guzheng.
是吗？你可以教我吗？
shì ma ？nǐ kěyǐ jiāo wǒ ma ？
Really? Can you teach me?
好的。没问题。
hǎo de 。méiwèntí 。
Yes, of course.
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