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ID: 2531 Elementary
We all enjoy taking pictures, but how do you ask someone in Chinese to take a picture for you? And do Chinese people also say "cheese"? Find out this and more in this lesson!
Mon Sep 15 2014 | Jenny, Elliott
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
帮 bāng to help
拍照 pāizhào to take a picture
行 xíng acceptable, alright
不错 bùcuò good
你好，可以帮我……？
nǐhǎo ，kěyǐ bāng wǒ ……？
Hello, can you help me.....?
拍照？
pāizhào ？
Take a picture?
对！可以帮我拍照吗？谢谢！
duì ！kěyǐ bāng wǒ pāizhào ma ？xièxie ！
Yes! Can you help me take a picture? Thanks!
这样行吗？
zhèyàng xíng ma ？
Is it alright like this?
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