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IN THIS LESSON
ID: 1940 Elementary
China is an amazing land with a rich and diverse culture. That cultural landscape includes a multitude of regional variations, and one of the ones that most directly affects you as a student of Chinese is that of dialects. Expect to hear various "versions" of Chinese, but don't be too shy to ask people to speak Mandarin if you need to.
Thu May 24 2012 | Dilu, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
在 zài currently
说 shuō to say
可能 kěnéng maybe
方言 fāngyán dialect
他们在说什么？
tāmen zài shuō shénme ？
What are they saying?
可能是方言。
kěnéng shì fāngyán 。
It might be a local dialect.
我听不懂。
wǒ tīngbudǒng 。
I don't understand it.
我也听不懂。
wǒ yě tīngbudǒng 。
I can't understand it, either.
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