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Need a Sofa?

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ID: 1947 Elementary
Have you ever had a piece of furniture that you just cannot get off your hands? Sure, there's eBay or Taobao, but it'd be so much less of a hassle to just pawn it off on one of your unassuming friends or coworkers. Learn how to convince someone to buy an unwanted couch in today's elementary lesson.
Mon Jun 04 2012 | Jenny, Greg
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
要 yào will
买 mǎi to buy
沙发 shāfā sofa
好看 hǎokàn good-looking
小婷，你要买沙发吗？
Xiǎotíng ，nǐ yào mǎi shāfā ma ？
Xiao Ting, you're buying a sofa?
不买，我有沙发。
bù mǎi ，wǒ yǒu shāfā 。
I'm not buying one. I have a sofa.
你的沙发不好看。需要一个新的。
nǐ de shāfā bù hǎokàn 。xūyào yī ge xīn de 。
Your sofa is ugly. You need a new one.
你要卖沙发吗？
nǐ yào mài shāfā ma ？
You want to sell a sofa?
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