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Return to the Hometown

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ID: 1355 Elementary
It's the new year and that means traveling home to see friends and family. In today's lesson learn how to make plans to see old friends. Hopefully you're able to fit it all into a week-long visit!
Thu Feb 11 2010 | John, Jenny
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
孙 Sūn Sun (name)
阿姨 āyí auntie
回来 huílai to come back
过年 guònián to celebrate the Chinese New Year
孙阿姨好！
Sūn āyí hǎo ！
Hi, Auntie Sun!
是小洁啊！你回来啦？
shì Xiǎojié a ！nǐ huílai la ？
It's Xiaojie! You've come back?
嗯。回来过年。
ng4 。huílai guònián 。
Yeah. I've come back for the New Year.
什么时候回来的？
shénme shíhou huílai de ？
When did you get back?
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